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Long before he was known as "The Professor" in the cult comedy classic Gilligan's Island (1964), Russell Johnson was a well-known character actor, starring in several Westerns and Sci-Fi classics as This Island Earth (1955) and It Came from Outer Space (1953). Johnson grew up in Pennsylvania and was sent to a boarding school in Philadelphia with his brothers when his father died.
Johnson said that, unlike his Professor character, he was not a bright student early on and was, in fact, held back a grade. However, he did redeem himself later on by making the National Honor Society in high school. He joined the Army Air Corps in World War II. Both his ankles were broken when his B-24 Liberator was shot down over the Philippines during a bombing raid in March of 1945 and he was awarded the Purple Heart as he recovered in the hospital. After the war, he used the G.I. Bill to enroll in acting school to pursue his new trade.
Johnson lived in the state of Washington and did several guest appearances on television shows. He passed away peacefully on the morning of Thursday January 16, 2014 from kidney failure, with his wife, Constance Dane, and his two children by his side. Connie described her husband as a very brave man.- Ken Johnson was born on 1 October 1925 in Ashley, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for House of 1000 Corpses (2003), So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) and Babe: Pig in the City (1998). He died on 20 June 2012 in Sunland, California, USA.
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William Campbell was born on 12 June 1884 in Ashley, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Nu-Ma-Pu - Cannibalism (1931), Ingagi (1930) and Gypsy Joe (1916). He died on 7 February 1972 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Chick Casey was born on 12 April 1924 in Ashley, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Mannix (1967), Paradise Alley (1978) and Daniel Boone (1964). He died on 7 February 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Laird Doyle was born on 27 August 1907 in Ashley, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Cain and Mabel (1936), Jimmy the Gent (1934) and The Phantom Express (1932). He was married to Mary Doyle. He died on 2 November 1936 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Paul Maxwell was born on 17 September 1925 in Frost Prairie, Ashley County, Arkansas, USA. He died on 10 July 2015.