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Old 01-16-2014, 03:53 PM   #1
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/arts/television/russell-johnson-the-professor-on-gilligans-island-dies-at-89.html?hpw&rref=television&_r=0

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The Professors name was Roy Hinkley. Russell Johnson was a war hero, flying 44 missions as a bombardier in B-24s and being shot down during one mission.
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Rumor has it, his dying wish was to Plasti-Dip the wheel on the Minnow.

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