MERGED-->RIP Gilligan, Bob Denver has past away

[nbcrusader]

RIP Bob Denver



RIP Little Buddy

 

[Hewson]

What a shame.
RIP

 

[MsMofoGone]

Good Bye, Gilligan ... the 'castaways' will miss you !!

and so will I ...

 

[Numb1075]

RIP Gilligan, Bob Denver has past away

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy first mate Gilligan on the 1960s television show "Gilligan's Island" made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died, his agent confirmed Tuesday. He was 70.

Denver, who underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery earlier this year, died Friday at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina, according to agent Mike Eisenstadt.

"Entertainment Tonight" first reported Denver's death.

Denver's wife, Dreama, and children Patrick, Megan, Emily and Colin were with him when he died.

"He was my everything and I will love him forever," Dreama Denver said in a statement.

Denver's signature role was Gilligan. But he already was known to TV audiences for another iconic character, that of Maynard G. Krebs, the bearded beatnik friend of Dwayne Hickman's Dobie in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," which aired from 1959 to 1963.

 

[Doozer61]

bye, little buddy

 

[U2Girl1978]

RIP

LOS ANGELES - Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy first mate Gilligan on the 1960s television show "Gilligan's Island," made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died, his agent confirmed Tuesday. He was 70.

Denver died Friday at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina of complications from treatment he was receiving for cancer, his agent, Mike Eisenstadt, told The Associated Press. Denver's death was first reported by "Entertainment Tonight."

Denver had also undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery earlier this year.

Denver's wife, Dreama, and his children Patrick, Megan, Emily and Colin were with him when he died.

"He was my everything and I will love him forever," Dreama Denver said in a statement.

Denver's signature role was Gilligan. But he was already known to TV audiences for another iconic character, that of Maynard G. Krebs, the bearded beatnik friend of Dwayne Hickman's Dobie in the "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," which aired from 1959 to 1963.

"Gilligan's Island" lasted on CBS from 1964 to 1967, and it was revived in later seasons with three high-rated TV movies. It was a Robinson Crusoe story about seven disparate travelers who are marooned on a deserted Pacific Island after their small boat was wrecked in a storm.

The cast: Alan Hale Jr., as Skipper Jonas Grumby; Bob Denver, as his klutzy assistant Gilligan; Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer, as rich snobs Thurston and Lovey Howell; Tina Louise, as bosomy movie star Ginger Grant; Russell Johnson, as egghead science professor Roy Hinkley Jr.; and Dawn Wells, as sweet-natured farm girl Mary Ann Summers.

TV critics hooted at "Gilligan's Island" as gag-ridden corn. Audiences adored its far-out comedy. Writer-creator Sherwood Schwartz insisted that the show had social meaning along with the laughs: "I knew that by assembling seven different people and forcing them to live together, the show would have great philosophical implications

 

[Numb1075]

 

[tiny dancer]

May you Rest In Peace Bob.

 

[mdw3935]

Goodbye Bob, thanks for all the wonderful memories from Gilligan's Island.

 

[indra]

 

[deep]

don't forget

Maynard G. Krebs

 

[U2Kitten]

This is so sad. Few TV characters will ever be so well known and so beloved to so many. And what a nice guy! My brother had some friends who drove out to WVA to find his house once a few years back, and he actually greeted them and welcomed them! Everyone in town said he was such a wonderful person and never turned away any fans and loved them all for loving him.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

oh no, I hadn't heard that

 

[Lila64]

I just heard as well

 

[Edgette]

 

[indra]

This is so sad. Few TV characters will ever be so well known and so beloved to so many. And what a nice guy! My brother had some friends who drove out to WVA to find his house once a few years back, and he actually greeted them and welcomed them! Everyone in town said he was such a wonderful person and never turned away any fans and loved them all for loving him.

That's a really sweet story.

 

[arw]

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

U2Kitten, that is a cool story . Always good to hear stories about celebrities who remain down-to-earth and really care about people.

Sad news regarding his passing . Condolances to his family, friends, and fans, and may he rest in peace.

 

[Carmelu2fan]

You made me laugh and I will always love you for that
RIP Bob Denver aka-GILLIGAN

 

[Palace_Hero]

You could tell he was past it for a few years now, he did well to hit 70. RIP.