Lillie Langtry BORN 1853 OCTOBER 13- 1929 FEBRUARY 12
Lillie Langtry BORN 1853 OCTOBER 13- 1929 FEBRUARY 12 The daughter of a model and a candy shop owner, Tina Louise got discovered at the age of 2 posing for ads to sell her dad's store's sweets. Born Tina Blacker in 1934, it would take exactly 30 years for the actress to land her most famous role as Ginger Grant on Gilligan's Island. See Also The famous designer of Ginger's gowns kept his work on Gilligan's Island a secret In between, a high school drama teacher in her senior year dubbed her Louise after she complained about having no middle name. The name Tina Louise stuck and became the one associated with the dazzling redhead who debuted on Broadway just shy of 20 years old. That was in 1953, and spectacularly enough, it found her sharing a stage with Bette Davis. By the end of the decade, Louise had made it on stage, as well as modeling for album covers in 1957 and 1958:After standing out on Broadway, Louise got her start on TV shows and movies in the mid- to ...