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Natalie Schafer (November 5, 1900 – April 10, 1991) was an American actress, best known as Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell on CBS's sitcom ''Gilligan's Island'' (1964–67). ==Early life and career== Schafer was born in Manhattan, NY the eldest child of Jennie Elizabeth (née Tim) and Charles Emanual Schafer.〔("United States Census, 1910," Charles Schafer, Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York ) Retrieved July 31, 2012.〕〔http://americanjewisharchives.org/FAJF/results.php?pg=295〕 Her family was German Jewish.〔 She began her career as an actress on Broadway before moving to Los Angeles in 1941 to work in films. Schafer appeared on Broadway in seventeen plays between 1927 and 1959, often playing supporting roles. Most of these appearances were in short-run plays, with the exceptions of ''Lady in the Dark'' (1941–1942), ''The Doughgirls'' (1942–1944), and ''Romanoff and Juliet'' (1957–1958). She was also seen in a revival of ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'', directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie (1955–1956). She also appeared in stock and regional productions of plays. Schafer appeared in many films, usually portraying beautiful sophisticates, but she is best known for the situation comedy ''Gilligan's Island'', playing the role of the millionaire's wife, Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell. She reprised her role in the made-for-TV spin-off films that were made after the show's demise, along with the animated spinoff, ''Gilligan's Planet'', in 1982. Originally written as a humorless grande dame, Schafer worked with the writers to create a character not unlike the scatterbrain roles played in 1930s films by Mary Boland and Billie Burke. Schafer specifically suggested that the writers read the George S. Kaufman–Marc Connelly play ''Dulcy'' for its dizzy title-character. She was a guest star on many television series, including ''Goodyear Playhouse''/''Philco Playhouse'': (''The Sisters'', with Grace Kelly, 1951), ''I Love Lucy'' (1954), Producers' Showcase (''The Petrified Forest'', with Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Henry Fonda, 1955), ''Guestward, Ho!'' (1960), ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' (1964), ''Mayberry RFD'' (1970), ''The Brady Bunch'' (1974), ''Three's Company', 'The Love Boat'' and ''Phyllis'' (1976). In 1971–72, Schafer joined the cast of the CBS daytime-serial, ''Search for Tomorrow'' as Helen Collins, the mother of characters Wade and Clay Collins. Immediately following, she played Augusta Roulland on another daytime soap, ''Love of Life''. Her final performance was given in 1990, in the television film ''I'm Dangerous Tonight'', opposite Anthony Perkins and Corey Parker. The actress also guest-starred, opposite William Shatner, on 1960s ''Thriller'' in its first season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Natalie Schafer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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