"Gilligan's Island" Natalie Schafer, Jim Backus circa 1964
Caption: "Gilligan's Island" Natalie Schafer, Jim Backus circa 1964
Actress, Writer, Soundtrack
Born: November 5, 1900
Star sign: Scorpio
Known for: Gilligan's Island (1964), Anastasia (1956), Search for Tomorrow (1951), The Snake Pit (1948)
Source: IMDB
Natalie Schafer got her start doing Broadway plays then making the move to the big screen. Even before Gilligan's Island (1964), she was typecast in roles as society women, or elegant, fashionable ladies. It was her role as "Eunice 'Lovey' Wentworth Howell" wife of multi-millionaire Thurston Howell III, that she was best known for. After the show ...