Tag: Gilligan’s Island
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‘Gilligan’s Island’ Didn’t End With the Original Show
In the mid-1960s, television viewers looking for intellectual, dramatic fare knew they wouldn’t find it on Gilligan’s Island, and that suited creator Sherwood Schwartz just fine. He didn’t intend for the show to be anything more than an escape, a preposterous, formulaic sitcom that stood on the strength of its cast, in particular Gilligan himself,…
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Richard Donner, Director of ‘Superman’ and ‘The Goonies,’ Dies at 91
Richard Donner, director of the original “Superman” film as well as “The Goonies” and all four “Lethal Weapon” films, has died at the age of 91. Deadline reported that his wife, Lauren Schuler Donner and business manager confirmed his passing. No cause of death has been provided.Richard Donner spent nearly two decades working on some…