![]() “With the cover closed, I couldn’t help but imagine my own death.”Īt first glance, it might seem odd for a man best known for beer commercials to write a memoir. “I could smell the toxic traces and stench of death, the formaldehyde, old and stale,” writes Goldsmith, 78. “Just get in the f-ing coffin,” the director said as crew members “reached in and yanked the woman out” while Goldsmith got into his creepy position. As assistants searched for a coffin to use, they were shocked to find, in one, a “woman, elderly, small, and quite dead.”Īs he writes in his new memoir, “ Stay Interesting: I Don’t Always Tell Stories About My Life, But When I Do, They’re True and Amazing” (Dutton), Goldsmith, best known for playing The Most Interesting Man in the World in a series of popular commercials for Dos Equis beer, asked the assistant director, “Can we please get another coffin?” To film his funeral, the director rented out a musty, rundown funeral home. Joshua M.In 1987, journeyman actor Jonathan Goldsmith was cast in an episode of the short-lived CBS crime drama “The Law & Harry McGraw” as a Broadway star who winds up dead. Wayne Moises on Happy birthday Robert Wagner,… #tinalouise #gilligansisland #marriedwithchildren #bonanza #thestepfordwives #ocandstiggs #johnnysuede #tapestry #latephases #playboy #itstimefortina #ginger #gingergrant #february11 #birthday #nerdnewsnow #therealnerdherd #nerdherd #nerd She was in the spiritual drama, Tapestry and the horror film Late Phases She appeared in Married… with Children as Miss Beck in episode “Kelly Bounces Back” (1990). and Stiggs (1987) as well as the independently made satire Johnny Suede (1992) starring Brad Pitt. Later film roles included a co-starring appearance in the Robert Altman comedy O.C. Her relations with series star Denver were rumored to be strained, but in 2005, she wrote a brief, affectionate memorial to him in the year-end “farewell” issue of Entertainment Weekly. She was portrayed by Kristen Dalton in the television film. She did not reunite with them for the television film Surviving Gilligan’s Island (2001), co-produced by Wells. In the 1990s, she was reunited with costars Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson in an episode of Roseanne. Although she did not appear in these television movies, she made brief walk-on appearances on a few talk shows and specials for Gilligan’s Island reunions, including Good Morning America (1982), The Late Show (1988) and the 2004 TV Land award show with the other surviving cast members. The role of Ginger was recast with Judith Baldwin and Constance Forslund. ![]() Despite maintaining an adequate career after the show’s run, she kept claiming that the show actually ruined her career. Louise declined to participate in any of three reunion television films for Gilligan’s Island. Her album, It’s Time for Tina, was released that year, with songs such as “Embraceable You” and “I’m in the Mood for Love”. In 1957, she appeared on Broadway in the hit musical Li’l Abner. Her acting debut came in 1952 in the Bette Davis musical revue Two’s Company, followed by roles in other Broadway productions, such as John Murray Anderson’s Almanac, The Fifth Season, and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? She appeared in such early live television dramas as Studio One, Producers’ Showcase, and Appointment with Adventure. ![]() Her later pictorials for Playboy (May 1958 April 1959) were arranged by Columbia Pictures studio in an effort to further promote the young actress. During her early acting years, she was offered modeling jobs, including as a rising starlet, who along with Jayne Mansfield, was a product advocate in the 1958 Frederick’s of Hollywood catalog, and appeared on the cover of several pinup magazines such as Adam, Sir! and Modern Man. She studied acting under Sanford Meisner at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan. By the age of 17, Louise began studying acting, singing and dancing. She played numerous roles until she decided it was best to focus on school work. She is best known for her role as the movie star Ginger Grant on the situation comedy, Gilligan’s Island (1964–1967).Īt the early age of just 2 years, Tina got her first role, after being seen in an ad for her father’s candy store. Tina Louise is an American actress, singer, and author. Happy birthday Tina Louise, born February 11, 1934. ![]()
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