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Nancy McCarthy (actress)

Nancy McCarthy (born 1937 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, best known by fans of the TV series Gilligan's Island for her role as Bunny, the blonde secretary, in the original pilot episode entitled "Marooned." She also had a recurring role on My Three Sons as Mrs. Stedman. She appeared on The Donna Reed Show, The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis, Adventures in Paradise, Lock Up and Surfside 6 during the 1960's.(1)

Career Overview

After the Gilligan's Island pilot was made, the creator and producer Sherwood Schwartz, decided to change three of the characters and recast them.(2) She next appeared on stage in the Los Angeles production of After the Fall in the role of Maggie (the Marilyn Monroe character) and worked in regional theater. She made her New York stage debut in The Big Knife in 1959, which starred Carroll O'Connor and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich.(3) She appeared in several live TV plays produced in New York including Moment of Fear with Robert Redford on the Alfred Hitchcock Presents series.

McCarthy retired from acting after suffering a back injury in 1972 but went on to work in the art, advertising and design field.

References

1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm13862661 2. http://www.gilligansisle.com/pilot.http 3. Playbill/Seven Arts Theater/1959