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Bob Denver (born January 9, 1935, New Rochelle,
New York|New Rochelle, New York) is an actor who
is best known for his role as Gilligan in the
television show Gilligan's Island.  Earlier,
Denver played Beat generation|beatnik Maynard G.
Krebs on the program The Many Loves of Dobie
Gillis.

Denver graduated from Loyola University, one of
the predecessors to today's Loyola Marymount
University, in Los Angeles, California, USA and
worked as a mailman and a high school teacher
before landing the role of Maynard G. Krebs on The
Many Loves of Dobie Gillis in 1959. His co-star
Dwayne Hickman, who played Dobie Gillis, was also
a graduate of Loyola Marymount University. After
the show ended in 1963, Denver landed the role of
Gilligan on Gilligan's Island, following which he
appeared in other television shows including The
Good Guys (1968–1970) and Dusty's Trail
(1973). However, none of these matched the success
of his earlier roles.

Denver and his wife currently reside in the city
of Princeton, West Virginia|Princeton, West
Virginia.

== External links ==
* http://www.bobdenver.com/ Bob Denver's Gilligan
Fan Club
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http://classictv.about.com/library/weekly/aa070299
.htm An Interview with Bob Denver
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