Russell Johnson, the Professor on 'Gilligan's Island,' Is Dead at 89

[Chevy57]

Russell Johnson, the actor whose genius Professor Roy Hinkley was always one coconut away from inventing a way off "Gilligan’s Island," has died of natural causes. He was 89.

Russell Johnson, the Professor on 'Gilligan's Island,' Is Dead at 89 | Yahoo TV - Yahoo TV

 

[Moondancer]

it was my favorite show to watch when i was kid. RIP professor.

 

[Reba]

He was also a military veteran:

"He joined the Army Air Corps in World War II, and earned the Purple Heart when his B-24 Liberator was shot down in the Philippines during a bombing run in March, 1945. After the war, he used the G.I. Bill to enroll in acting school to ply his new trade."

 

[whatdidyousay!]

Dave Madden, Reuben from 'Partridge Family,' dies at 82 today too.

 

[Reba]

Dave Madden, Reuben from 'Partridge Family,' dies at 82 today too.

Another Air Force veteran.

 

[Bebonang]

Rest In Peace, Russell Johnson and Dave Madden. May they walk into the Spirit World with peace and no pain.

 

[Reba]

One more death from movie land:

"Ruth Robinson Duccini, the last of the original female Munchkins from the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, has died. She was 95…."

Ruth Robinson Duccini, Wizard of Oz Munchkin, Dies at 95 - Death, The Wizard of Oz : People.com

Also, "She worked as a "Rosie the Riveter" in Santa Monica, Calif., during World War II, using her short stature to squeeze into hard-to-reach parts of planes."

 

[Bebonang]

Rest In Peace, Ruth Robinson Duccini.

 

[Frisky Feline]

rip I love that show.

 

[MonaLisa1992]

Sad. RIP good sir.