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Natalie Schafer ( – ) was an America actress. Born to a Jew family in Red Bank, New Jersey, Schafer began her career as an actress on Broadway before moving to Los Angeles in 1941 to work in films. She played several supporting roles during the 1940s (such as the wife of a German officer in the 1942 film Reunion in France) and 1950s, and also appeared most notably in The Snake Pit (1948) and Anastasia (1956) while returning to New York City to live and work between film roles. Schafer appeared on Broadway in 17 plays between 1928 and 1959, almost always playing supporting roles. Most of her Broadway appearances were in short-run plays, with the exceptions of Lady in the Dark (1941–42), The Doughgirls (1942–44), and Romanoff and Juliet (1957-58). She also appeared in stock and regional productions of plays. Schafer is best known for the television series Gilligan's Island (1964-67), playing the role of millionaire's wife "Lovey Howell." She reprised her role in the made-for-TV,... full article at wikipedia

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  • Nov 5, 1900
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  • Apr 10, 1991
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