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Robert Osbourne Denver graduated from college with a degree in political science, then caoched physical education and even taught math and history at a California elementary school.
But today, this well-educated, smart, soft-spoken man is best remembered for this... Gilligan's Island.
Gilligan's Island only lasted three seasons in the mid-1960s, but thaks to reruns and syndication the show has effectively never been off the air since.
And, like so many other popular TV actors, Bob Denver found himself typecast.
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Robert Osbourne Denver graduated from college with a degree in political science, then caoched physical education and even taught math and history at a California elementary school.
But today, this well-educated, smart, soft-spoken man is best remembered for this... Gilligan's Island.
Gilligan's Island only lasted three seasons in the mid-1960s, but thaks to reruns and syndication the show has effectively never been off the air since.
And, like so many other popular TV actors, Bob Denver found himself typecast.

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