Russell Johnson, the "Professor" on "Gilligan's Island" died today at his home. He was 89 years old.
Sorry to hear this. I was always a fan of Gilligan's Island, which I've watched in re-runs as long as I can remember. I read Johnson's autobiography, which is named after the show, and deals primarily with the show and cast, whom he dearly loved. He's actually from my home area, the PA coal regions, and as a bit of trivia: his character's name on Gilligan's Island was Roy Hikley. The Skipper was Jonas Grumby and Gilligan's first name was Willy.
