Bob Denver, a.k.a. Gilligan
Posted: Tuesday, September 6th, 2005 12:15 pm
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. …
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. … Read full obituary
