Talk:Bob Denver

Death
His death was announced on September 6th, but it states on his home page he died on september 2nd. The article contains both. The date needs to be confirmed and fixed.

definately september 2nd according to the copy of his death certificate Nestene68 (talk) 13:11, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Bad Link
For Those Who Think Young links to an album, not a 1964 movie. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.216.26.211 (talk) 20:39, 8 October 2007 (UTC) <!--Autosigned

disputed
I would like to argue that the entry of the category saying he died from complications of surgery should be removed. he did not die from complications from surgery. They discovered lung cancer in the process of treating a cardio-cascular problem, but the lung cancer killed him, or specifically a side effect of the cancer, namely pneumonia.

Gilligone
I just heard of his death and on checking the article was surprised to see he had died on 2nd September.

I also removed a witty, but inappropriate line on the main page, saying "He is gilligone." Yes he is, and we all miss a sweet character, but not in the article, please! --Jumbo 20:19, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

I added some quotes by Bob Denver. They show what a good natured soul he truly was. Thanks for the laughter Lil Buddy :(--R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) 11:07, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Cause of Death
Could someone elaborate on what he actually died from? Most articles just say cancer (not what kind or of what organ, etc..), but several articles also mention that Denver died due to complications of cancer treatment, nothing very specific.
 * I changed this. Now it says he died of complications from treatment for cancer. Many news articles say this is what happed.

Hi. It is erroneous to list Bob Denver as having died from 'complications from surgery' as this article does. The death certificate indicates that he died from Pneumonia which was itself a result of a lung tumour. So, his death should be described as pneumonia as a complication of lung cancer. The death certificate also notes that he had a history of smoking and also had heart disaease (ie cardio-vascular disease, but this was not the cause of death). Nestene68 (talk) 13:16, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Why is the cast of Gilligan's Island listed on the page for Bob Denver? Should this not be moved only to the Gilligan's Island page? This is like listing the cast of the early Batman series on Adam West's homepage...
 * I tend to agree, although the cast is also listed on all the other castmember's bios too. But yes it does seem inappropriate here, as though they are only significant because of Gilligan's Island. Theshibboleth 10:40, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Gay Icon Project
In my effort to merge the now-deleted list from the article Gay icon to the Gay icons category, I have added this page to the category. I engaged in this effort as a "human script", adding everyone from the list to the category, bypassing the fact-checking stage. That is what I am relying on you to do. Please check the article Gay icon and make a judgment as to whether this person or group fits the category. By distributing this task from the regular editors of one article to the regular editors of several articles, I believe that the task of fact-checking this information can be expedited. Thank you very much. Philwelch 20:14, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * What are you saying? You're going to put up just anybody at all as a gay icon, until somebody proves otherwise?  Buddy, I think you should be barred for vandalism. 72.66.108.162 14:21, 23 July 2007 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza


 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJStW_GaZZ0 definitely a brave psa in 1982 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.24.125.233 (talk) 07:13, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 08:07, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Where's Gilligan?
Why is there almost nothing in the article about his role in Gilligan's island? Meanwhile, there's a huge paragraph on the marijuana charge. There's definitely some bias going on there.BashBrannigan (talk) 00:05, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

¶ A line I inserted describing his subsequent, short-lived, Saturday morning kiddy show, FAR OUT SPACE NUTS, as the story of two not-too-bright spaceship mechanics (Denver, and Chuck McCann), accidentally launched into space and landing in a "Gilligan-like existence" on a planet with exotic characters was gratuitously erased (primarily as undocumented). Hardly anyone thought the 12-episode series worth analyzing but a couple of episodes are preserved in YouTube and I think it is clear to anyone who bothers to watch those videos that my description was accurate. SPACE NUTS was, if that were possible, more cheaply done and with more childish plots than Gilligan's Island - with a good deal inspired by Lost in Space and maybe early Doctor Who (without the frisson caused by Ginger and/or Maryanne), but the attempt to squeeze that rind for one more taste of Gilligan is fairly obvious. Sussmanbern (talk) 07:29, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

GOCE

 * All redirected & disambiguation links fixed. Mlpearc   powwow  15:35, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Year of Death
Why is his year 2012, when he passed in 2005? --68.54.133.246 (talk) 00:32, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Personal Life
Bob Denver was married four times and had four children: daughters Megan and Emily, and sons Patrick and Colin. “People assume that if they’ve seen you on TV for decades, you must be rich,” said fourth wife Dreama. “But back in those days, actors didn’t know about residuals”. Denver’s weekly salary on Gilligan’s Island never exceeded $1,500, and the actors were paid off completely after all the episodes ran twice in the 1960s. “We lived hand-to-mouth for a lot of our marriage,” says Dreama. Finances were especially rough after their son, Colin, who has severe autism and a seizure disorder, was born in 1984. Soon after, the couple moved to Bluefield, W. Va., about 10 miles from Princeton, where Dreama grew up. They devoted themselves full-time to caring for their son.

Adding info on children and finances ] ([[User talk:WynGra10|talk) 07:01, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Some of this information seems to have been removed. As it stands the “Personal Life” section is really anemic and badly focused. The marijuana charge seems to be there because it’s well-documented and easily verifiable, not because it’s a particularly important or meaningful fact about the man’s personal life. Meanwhile the fact that he was married four times is not even mentioned except in the infobox. This section could really use some loving attention from a fan. Isomorphic (talk) 10:38, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

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Willy ?
It is noted in the dvd extras of Season 1, the shows treatment, and the pilot script that Gilligans first name is Willy. Willy Gilligan 3DYbboB (talk) 03:49, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

Bob Denver was raised in New Rochelle, NY
I found an article indicating this fact in the Brownwood News of Brownwood Texas. I'm hoping I cited it correctly and I'm not sure I did. Perhaps someone better at coding can fix any mistakes. It's displaying fine on the actual page. Thanks. Joejinks (talk) 21:46, 28 May 2024 (UTC)


 * This is the article: https://www.brownwoodnews.com/2017/07/03/bob-denver-gilligans-island-fame-brownwood-connection/ Joejinks (talk) 22:11, 28 May 2024 (UTC)