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Bob Denver: Summary

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Birthday:: 1-9-1935

Birthplace:: New Rochelle, New York , USA

Birth Name:: Robert Denver

Bob Denver's first role came while he was attending Loyola University in Los Angeles. He reluctantly read for and got the part of a nervous seaman in "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial". Though he was, at first, petrified of being onstage, he had been bitten by the acting bug. He performed in many other college productions, even playing Falstaff in "Henry the Fourth, Part Two". After graduating,...

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Bob Denver of Gilligan's Island dies
Gilligan's Island star Bob Denver passed away Friday after a long battle with cancer and heart disease. He was 70 years old.
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When the Twentieth Century-Fox producers of The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis approached Bob offering him an audition opportunity for the role of Maynard G. Krebs, he was more excited about receiving a drive-on studio pass that would allow him to explore the various sets erected on the back lots, than the possibility of securing acting employment.(edit)
As an active participant against the Russian invasion of Hungary, Bob marched in protest around City Hall in Los Angeles, California during the years he attended college.(edit)
Bob got his start in television when his studio employed sister, Helen, tacked his name onto a list of actors a Twentieth Century-Fox producer was interviewing for a possible part in a pilot. After having screened nearly a thousand Maynard G. Krebs wannabes, the producer hired Denver, the last actor to audition for the role to be portrayed on the 1959-1963 sitcom, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.(edit)
Ray Summers, the wardrobe master who cut the holes in Bob's sweatshirt when outfitting him as beatnik Maynard G. Krebs in 1959-1963 sitcom, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, would six years later shop an entire day with Denver to come up with his costume for his role as Gilligan on Gilligan's Island.(edit)
Bob was many times vocally adamant regarding his feelings about Tina Louise's character, Ginger, on Gilligan's Island. He found the sexy image Tina represented to be an unnecessary ingredient in the character mix. Since Gilligan's Island was a comedy series, Denver didn't think sex was essential in the microcosm.(edit)

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I really enjoy the show Gilligans Island. I need to settle an argument. Is Vin Diesel(Mark Vincent) the son of Gilligan(Bob Denver)? A cousin is argueing the fact that he is, and I say it is not true. Can you please help me out with this and settle the ar ...Continue »
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