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Elvira Almost Joined Gilligan's Island!
12 Oct
Summary
- Cassandra Peterson was set to play Ginger Grant in a TV movie.
- She was chosen for 'The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island'.
- Constance Forslund ultimately took the role instead.
Before embodying the Mistress of the Dark, Cassandra Peterson was nearly cast as Ginger Grant in "The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island." This 1981 television film was the third movie sequel to the popular 1960s sitcom "Gilligan's Island."
Peterson, a native of Kansas, had been assured she would play the role of Ginger, a character she admired as a child. However, shortly before filming was set to begin in Hawaii, creator Sherwood Schwartz revealed that the network had decided on Constance Forslund for the part.
Tina Louise originated the role of Ginger Grant in the original series, which aired from 1964 to 1967. While Louise did not reprise her role in the subsequent TV movies, other actresses stepped in to portray Ginger. Judith Baldwin played the character in the first two films, "Rescue from Gilligan's Island" (1978) and "The Castaways on Gilligan's Island" (1979).
