Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer was an American actress of film, stage and television. She was best known for her role as Lovey Howell on the sitcom Gilligan’s Island. Schafer appeared on Broadway in 17 plays between 1927–59. She died of liver cancer in her Beverly Hills home, at age of 90.

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Summary Natalie SchaferNatalie Schafer was an American actress of film, stage and television. She was best known for her role as Lovey Howell on the sitcom Gilligan’s Island. Schafer appeared on Broadway in 17 plays between 1927–59, often playing supporting roles. She also appeared in stock and regional productions, including the off-Broadway production, The Killing of Sister George, with Claire Trevor in the title role.

She died of liver cancer in her Beverly Hills home, at age of 90. Her ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean, off San Pedro’s Point Fermin Light. She bequeathed between USD 1. 5 million and USD 2 million to the Lillian Booth Actors Home to renovate the hospital’s outpatient wing, which was renamed the Natalie Schafer Wing.