'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells, dead from Covid 19
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Her shorts were outstanding...love to find an SP that wore them like she does.
Not in a sexual way...Anyone else find that the Skipper reminds them of Doug Ford
Did you know.... that Carroll O'Connor AKA Archie Bunker auditioned for the part of Skipper.
The part went to Alan Hale. He is the father of Tony Hale. Tony had a regular part in the series Veep, and Arrested Development, to name two shows.
The part went to Alan Hale. He is the father of Tony Hale. Tony had a regular part in the series Veep, and Arrested Development, to name two shows.
Tony Hale - Biography - IMDb
Tony Hale. Actor: Arrested Development. Tony Hale was born on 30 September 1970 in West Point, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Arrested Development (2003), Veep (2012) and Toy Story 4 (2019). He has been married to Martel Thompson Hale since 24 May 2003. They have one child.
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His father, Mike Hale, is a military veteran, who taught nuclear and atomic physics.
Wasn't married, had no kids, had $50k to her name. "She was living in an assisted living facility and already lost her home due to her [IRS] debts." Another victim of long-term care homes, which apparently don't take any precautions against covid.
Very sad.
Very sad.
Yes, very sad...she had a gofundme page set up to help with medical expenses.
There are a few sad stories like that...
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Harsh. She seemed like perfect "wife" material. Had looks and sweet personality going for her. Show stopped production in 1967. Long stretch to be unemployed.
There are definitely none like her ideal among the Strippers, MPAs and SPs that us hobbyists see. Jokes aside, I remember watching this after school almost every day.
The wholesome girl next door type - but sadly there were none like her in my neighborhood.
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She was married for five years in the 60s...you’d think someone would have swept her off her feet.
I am surprised that she got no residuals when Gilligan Island went into syndication? Did Sherwood Schwartz take all the money?
That's probably why current actors work toward production credits. I've mentioned how Viggo Mortensen and Daniel Radcliffe got very rich from their franchises. Bryan Cranston has a production credits on the majority of Breaking Bad's episodes, same goes with Adam Samberg with Brooklyn 99. And everyone knows how fabulously wealthy Jerry Sinefeld became. Now Tom Hardy is taking the biggest risk of his career, if he succeeds he'll become one of Hollywood's wealthiest apex actors.
That's probably why current actors work toward production credits. I've mentioned how Viggo Mortensen and Daniel Radcliffe got very rich from their franchises. Bryan Cranston has a production credits on the majority of Breaking Bad's episodes, same goes with Adam Samberg with Brooklyn 99. And everyone knows how fabulously wealthy Jerry Sinefeld became. Now Tom Hardy is taking the biggest risk of his career, if he succeeds he'll become one of Hollywood's wealthiest apex actors.
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The entire cast of Seinfeld get virtually nothing in residuals for the syndication of the show, except for Seinfeld (and co-creator Larry) who both get paid handily from it. The rest of the cast has earned a few hundred thousand between all of them. The syndication has earned over $3 billion in total. Mind you, the cast agreed to and got paid handsome per-season/episode deals, but those residuals would have made them much richer.
Did Actress Dawn Wells Make Millions from 'Gilligan's Island'?
Legend has it that the business savvy of "Mary Ann's" husband garnered her a lifetime of royalty payments.
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Aaron Paul and Bob Odenkirk got substantial raises for the final two seasons of Breaking Bad but it was no where near the money Vince Gilligan and Bryan Cranston made. Aaron Paul took production credits on the show The Path of which he was the star but that show didn't bring in the ratings. I haven't watched Better Call Saul yet, don't know if Odenkirk is taking production credits for that.
The sweetest scene in Breaking Bad - which led to Walter White crossing his Rubicon. Like I said, I'm a simple man when it comes to female sexy attire and Krysten Ritter rocked the long sweat shirt.
The sweetest scene in Breaking Bad - which led to Walter White crossing his Rubicon. Like I said, I'm a simple man when it comes to female sexy attire and Krysten Ritter rocked the long sweat shirt.
