By the time she was 4 years old, her parents had divorced and Louise, an only child, was raised by her fashion model mother. I’d want to hear Frank all day.”Ī native New Yorker, Louise was born Tina Blacker in 1934. That’s important.”Īlso on her deserted island wish list: “a large bag of raw almonds - I live in the health store - albums by Frank Sinatra. Funny.” Louise added of the “Last Week Tonight” host, “You have to enjoy each other’s company and have something to talk about.
“He’d be funny, have a good heart and money wouldn’t matter if we were stuck on an Island,” she said. So if she were stuck on a tropical island in real life, what kind of guy might she want to be there with - George Clooney? Brad Pitt? “Numbers are not what you look like or how you live your life … Buddha said, ‘Live in the present moment. If I go out with a friend, it’s once in two weeks.” “These days, I’m still not going out very far. Today, she lives on the island of Manhattan, in the Turtle Bay neighborhood, and enjoys reading (“My favorite place is Barnes & Noble!”) and walks in the Katharine Hepburn Garden near the United Nations. 26, 1964.įor Tina Louise, there was only one sexy choice among the Skipper, the Professor, the millionaire and Gilligan. Louise is the last surviving castaway from the classic CBS sitcom about seven shipwrecked strangers that debuted 57 years ago, on Sept. “ was just very nervous and scared to death and talked so fast. “I think the Professor read too many books,” she added. He was so funny and he used to go to the psychiatrist every day and tell me the news of the day … But just in general, he had a great sense of humor. “It’s Jim,” she said of actor Jim Backus, who played married millionaire Thurston Howell III.
Razzies ‘still discussing’ worst Bruce Willis performance award amid backlashĪnyone who’s ever watched an episode of “Gilligan’s Island” no doubt wondered if the castaways would’ve hooked up with each other.įor Tina Louise - the actress who played flame-haired Hollywood bombshell Ginger Grant - there was only one sexy choice among the Skipper, the Professor, the millionaire and Gilligan. ‘Bling Empire’s’ Kane Lim lists ‘peaceful’ LA home for just under $2M ‘Star Trek’ and ‘As the World Turns’ actress Kathryn Hays dead at 87 I stayed in a haunted hotel and saw a ghost pee in my closet