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What Happened to Alan Hale Jr. Before, During and After Playing the ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Skipper?
The life and career of Gilligan's Island star Alan Hale Jr. was fascinating. He played the Skipper on the show and became part of one of the biggest hits ever.
In Closer Weekly ’s exclusive look at the cast of Gilligan’s Island(which, of course, includes Bob Denver, Tina Louise, Dawn Wells and Jim Backus), producer Lloyd Schwartz comments, “He was always Alan Hale Jr. An early reference to him came from a November 11, 1934, edition of The Los Angeles Times, which noted, “Most fathers of scientifically-minded sons live in constant dread of the innumerable questions thrown at them daily by the inquiring youngsters, but that is not true of Alan Hale, screen actor, whose hobby is science. “Besides his work before the camera,” noted the San Francisco Examiner in 1951, “he heads a sale force in Hollywood which represents a portable picnic table manufacturer; he is a landlord, he is an orange grower, he is a service station proprietor, he is the owner of an ice cream parlor and he has invested in a used car lot.”
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