Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even towards the end, Jim Backus, best known as Mr. Howell from Gilligan's Island and the original voice of cartoon character Mr.

Frank Stark in an apron, looking shocked and sad in Rebel Without A Cause - Warner Bros. Nicholas Ray's 1955 drama "Rebel Without a Cause" might be one of the most celebrated films in Hollywood ...

One of the central characters on 'Gilligan's Island' is Thurston Howell III. Jim Backus played the beloved millionaire throughout the show's three seasons. It's hard to imagine anyone but Backus as ...

Jim Backus' Thurston Howell III looks out from a bamboo prison in Gilligan's Island - CBS Jim Backus is known for playing Thurston Howell III on "Gilligan's Island," but unlike many of his co-stars, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born James Gilmore Backus on February 25, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was raised in Bratenahi, a wealthy village. Backus spent his ...

Sherwood Schwartz's sitcom "Gilligan's Island" was a tremendous success when it premiered in 1964. The premise is well-known ...

On Feb. 25, 1964, brash underdog Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) stunned the boxing world with a TKO of Sonny "the Bear" Liston, winning the world heavyweight championship. "Gilligan's Island" star ...

This article was updated on Tuesday, Dec. 28. Actress and author Henny Backus, widow of actor Jim Backus, died Dec. 9 in Los Angeles after a series of strokes. Backus, nee Henrietta Kaye, was born in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nicholas Ray's 1955 drama "Rebel Without a Cause" might be one of the most celebrated films in Hollywood history. Its star, James ...