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14 Things You Never Knew about ‘Gilligan’s Island’

11. Thurston Howell III Was a Cheapskate IRL

He may have played a carefree millionaire on TV, but Jim Backus was a tightwad in real life. In Dawn Wells book What Would Mary Ann Do? A Guide to Life, she recounted how the actor would sometimes invite castmates out for lunch only to have conveniently forgotten his wallet when the check was presented. Before they went on hiatus for the summer, Natalie Schafer actually presented her onscreen husband with a bill for $300, his share of all the meals he mooched off them throughout the months.

Thurston Howell III
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