The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis star Dwayne Hickman has died at 87, journalist George Pennacchio confirms. With Bob Denver on Dobie (Image via CBS) Hickman died of complications of Parkinson's disease. Born in Los Angeles on May 18, 1934, Hickman's older brother was movie actor Darryl Hickman (b. 1931), who became a noted child…
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Dawn Wells, Forever Mary Ann, Dies @ 82
Dawn Wells, iconic as all-American Mary Ann on the frothy sitcom Gilligan's Island in the '60s, died Wednesday morning in L.A. at 82, Extra reports. Wells in 2012 at the Hollywood Show (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) The cause of death was complications of COVID-19, a sad reminder that we are not through the pandemic yet. A…
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Remembering Mr. Sitcom: Sherwood Schwartz!
Today marks the 102nd anniversary of TV legend Sherwood Schwartz (1916-2011), the producer behind Gilligan's Island (1964-1967) on CBS and The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) on ABC. (more…)
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