He was also known to be very intelligent, well-read, humble, confident, very talented, and an all around good guy.
Here is information about how Bob and Dreama met, his children, and more.
Robert "Bob" Denver was born on January 9, 1935 in New Rochelle, New York.
Surrounded by his family, Bob Denver died "peacefully and easily" on September 2, 2005 from complications of cancer treatments. He was 70 years old at the time of his death at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
- The Denver Foundation Inc.
P.O. Box 931
Princeton, WV 24740
Dreama Peery Denver is from Princeton, West Virginia. Her maiden name is often spelled as "Perry" but according to the memorial to her brother Ron, the correct spelling is "Peery."
Bob and Dreama met in 1977 at a rehearsal for the Woody Allen play "Play It Again, Sam." They have said it was love at first sight.
Wedding Date:
Bob and Dreama were married in 1976.
Children:
Bob has four children and one grandchild, Elana.- Patrick Denver was born in 1961 in Los Angeles, California. He is a special effects technician, puppeteer, and model builder. His mother is Maggie Ryan.
- Megan Denver.
- Emily Denver was born in 1973. She designs jewelry for Los Angeles boutiques.
- Colin Denver. His mother is Dreama Denver.
Education:
Bob graduated from Brownwood Senior High School in Brownwood, Texas in 1953 and from Loyola University (now Loyola Marymount University) in Los Angeles, California. He initially enrolled at Loyola as a pre-law student.Bob Denver was a history and math teacher, an athletic coach, and worked a job at the post office at night before he became an established actor. His characters Gilligan and Maynard G. Krebs continue to be popular in television reruns. His 50-year acting career included hundreds of television and film roles.
Together Bob and Dreama work on the bobdenver.com website and host an oldies radio show, "Weekend with Denver & Denver".
Residence:
Bob and Dreama lived in Princeton, West Virginia. They often rented property in Hawaii.
Bob loved jazz and bowling.
Previous Marriages:
Bob Denver had two previous marriages.
- Maggie Ryan. Bob and Maggie were married in 1960 and divorced in 1966.
- Jean Carole Webber. Bob and Jean were married in 1967 and divorced in 1970.
Books:
"Gilligan, Maynard & Me"
by Bob Denver
Dreama about Bob after he died: "Bob was and always will be My Everything. To be loved so completely was his greatest gift to me and there are no words to express the joy and pride I feel to have been his wife. I love you, Bob Denver."
Source: bobdenver.com
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Denver's agent, Mike Eisenstadt about Bob: "He was a humble guy, and family always came first with him. Everybody around him, especially his family, knows the legacy he left. I don't know if he really thought of it in those terms, though; he just thought of himself as Bob, a guy who's done some acting."
Source: MTV.com
Dreama, on what she wished people knew about Bob: "Ask anyone who knows Bob well what it is about Bob that would most surprise his fans and they'll all tell you - his intelligence. To that fact I would add that he's the finest, most caring human being I've ever known, which makes me one lucky woman!"
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Miscellaneous Trivia
In May 2005, he had quadruple heart bypass surgery.His last public appearance was on "The TV Land Awards" in March, 2004.
In 1998, Bob Denver pled no contest to marijuana possession. He received six months probation.
