Russell Johnson News

Several weeks ago someone who has been a big shot in Dallas long enough to know where all the bodies are buried told me that it's not generally known that the remains of Russell Johnson - " the acoustician responsible for the Eugene McDermott Concert Hall - " are interred in the Meyerson Symphony Center.

Maine Fast Fact : John Smith visited Maine in 1614 and wrote his Description of New England which encouraged Englishmen to visit and settle in Maine.

Actor Russell Johnson is 85. Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 62. Actress-dancer Ann Reinking is 60.

Who is Bakersfield's next Kevin McCarthy? We've gathered a half-dozen names of up-and-comers you might see on a future Republican ballot.

Just Sit Right Back... Features: DVD A three-hour tour? No way! Not when you have all 98 episodes of Gilligan's Island plus a cargo of DVD extras that include the originally unaired pilot.

Readers who were with us yesterday will perhaps recall that in our less than enthusiastic review of the new DVD version of we suggested, perhaps unkindly, that both star Matthew McConaughey and Madonna look like the sort of people who'd give you the crabs.

The cast of "Gilligan's Island" is shown in this 1978 photo. Front row are Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson.

The cast of "Gilligan's Island" is shown in this 1978 photo. Front row are Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson.