Bob Denver(1935-2005)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bob Denver was attending college at Loyola-Marymount University, in Los
Angeles, when he got into acting. At first, Denver wasn't sure he
wanted to be an actor, but gradually gave in, deciding that's what he
was going to do for a career. Before he became established, he worked
as a mailman and teacher. He then got a screen test for the part of
Maynard G. Krebs and to his surprise won the part. After four years on
Dobie Gillis (1959), Denver got his most famous part of Gilligan, in L'île aux naufragés (1964). After
Gilligan's three-year run ended he did a few other television shows
(including the Gilligan wannabe Dusty's Trail (1973)) and Broadway plays. On
September 2, 2005, he died of complications related to cancer treatment
at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina. He had
most recently lived in Princeton, West Virgina. He is survived by his
wife Dreama Perry Denver, and four children.
