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Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: Nemesis on January 27, 2014, 06:13:49 am
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R.I.P. Russell Johnson a.k.a. Professor Roy Hinkley.
Link to full article (http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/russell-johnson-the-professor-from-gilligan-s-island-dies-at-89-1.2499602)
Actor Russell Johnson, best known for his earnest turn as "the Professor" on the classic TV castaways sitcom Gilligan's Island, has died at the age of 89.
Johnson died at his Washington state home of natural causes, according to his agent, Michael Eisenstadt.
"I worked with him for over 20 years. He was a gentleman, a great guy and a family man, an iconic figure," Eisenstadt said. "In the history of television Gilligan's Island was one of the most re-run shows. He'll be missed. He was old-time Hollywood."
The Pennsylvania-born Johnson had been the last surviving male cast member from the popular 1960s sitcom. Series star Bob Denver died in 2005. Dawn Wells and Tina Louise, who portrayed Mary Ann and Ginger, are still living.
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Want to know the ironic thing? At least as late as 2006, Russell Johnson had been living for decades on Bainbridge Island, across from Seattle.
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He was my fav. character from Gilligan's isle also.
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then you should check out "Gilligan's Wake" by Tom Carson. It's a work of fiction that sort of tells the background on the 7 characters, filtered through the pop culture & real history of the 20th century. (For example, the Skipper was a PT boat skipper in the Pacific alongside both McHale and JFK.) It's a pretty wild ride.
http://www.amazon.com/Gilligans-Wake-Novel-Tom-Carson/dp/0312311141 (http://www.amazon.com/Gilligans-Wake-Novel-Tom-Carson/dp/0312311141)