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. . .
Alan Hale Jr. didn't just portray
the 'Skipper' on Gilligan's
Island, but was also a well known
owner of a restaurant called "The
Lobster
Barrel."
His famous restaurant, which was
in business for about 15 years in
the 70's and 80's, was located on
Hollywood's 'Restaurant Row.'
Alan often greeted customers
wearing his skipper's hat just
like the one he wore in the show.
He would stroll through the
restaurant greeting patrons,
signing autograph cards and even
giving away several "Captain's
Hats." Folks said time after time
that Alan had always shown
extreme good will which made
their experience much more
memorable.
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The
Lobster Barrel is now closed and
was the home of a bar called "The
Shark Bar Restaurant." Not too
sure why it is no longer in
business, but it's still standing
and you can see it at 826 N. La
Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles,
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/Alan
Hale, Jr.
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1918
- Born
Alan Hale McCahan on March 8, in
Los Angeles, California. His
father was character actor Alan
Hale, Sr. and his mother was
Gretchen Hartman, a silent film
actress. •
1943
- Served in the Navy and
fought in WWII in the South
Pacific, earning The rank of
Captain. He led the navy band for
5 years aboard his ship, and was
The best poker player in all of
the 7th
fleet. •
1944
- During the Second World
War, he enlisted in the United
States Coast
Guard. •
1940
- During the late 1940s and
early 1950s, he frequently
appeared in Autry movies and The
Gene Autry Show on
TV. •
1950
- After his father's death in
1950, Junior was dropped from his
name. •
1950
- Starred in The West Point
Story. •
1958
- Starred in the classic "The
Lady Takes a
Flyer." •
1959
-Starred
in the classic film "Up
Periscope." •
1964
- The Skipper on Gilligan's
Island (1964&endash;1967) proved
to be the most prominent role for
Hale, as the show continued to be
popular for later generations of
viewers due to syndicated
re-runs. •
1964
-Married
to Naomi Hale 1964&endash;1990
(his
death). •
1968
- Teamed up with Gilligan
co-star Bob Denver in the movie
"The Good
Guys."
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1970s
- He appeared in three
episodes of ABC's Fantasy Island
in the late 1970s and early
1980s. •
1974
- TheRightFix -
Harrison
Carroll Cinema Prize / TVI
Awards.
Featured
guest on the Troy Cory Evening
Show on Channel 5, Los Angeles.
Show Co-hostess, singer-actress
Priscilla Cory, sings "Huki,
Huki, Hula" and "Sweet Leilani"
for the 'Skipper.' •
1990
-Died January 2, 1990,
from cancer of the thymus. at age
age 68. He was cremated, and
his ashes were scattered at
sea.
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Editor's Note /
Alan
Hale, the "Skipper". . .
Theme
songs for
Gilligan's Island
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The
Opening Theme Song: Just sit right back and
you'll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful trip,
That started from this tropic
port
Aboard this tiny ship.
The mate was a mighty sailing
man,
The skipper brave and sure.
5 passengers set sail that
day
For a 3 hour tour, a 3 hour
tour.
The weather started getting
rough,
The tiny ship was tossed,
If not for the courage of the
fearless crew
The Minnow would be lost, the
Minnow would be lost.
The ship set ground on the shore
of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilligan, The Skipper
too,
The millionaire and his wife,
The movie star
The professor and Mary Ann,
Here on Gilligan's Isle.
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Alan
Hale
The son of the great character
actor (and Errol Flynn sidekick)
Alan Hale, Alan Hale
Jr.
(after
his father's death in 1950,
Junior was dropped from his name)
was literally born into the
movies. Hale did his first movie
as a baby and continued to act
until his death.
•
• Unlike
other child actors, Hale made a
smooth transition in the movies
and starred in several classics
like Up Periscope (1959), The
Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) and The
West Point Story (1950), as well
as many westerns. In films from
1933, Alan Jr. was originally
cast in beefy, athletic good-guy
roles (at 6'3", for he could
hardly play hen-pecked
husbands).
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• He
did a lot of television guest
appearances as well before
getting his role as The Skipper
on the cult comedy "Gilligan's
Island" (1964). After the show
went off the air, Hale continued
to act and even teamed up with
Gilligan co-star Bob Denver in
the "The Good Guys" (1968), a
CBS-TV comedy that lasted only
two years.
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After
that ended, Hale kept busy acting
in guest shots and maintained his
business interests which included
a restaurant and travel
agency.
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