Natalie Schafer

She died from cancer in Los Angeles, California. About the movie Castle of Blood (http://www.horror-wood.com/cob.htm). Miss Wells has admitted to something of a daughter-type relationship with Miss Schafer, but has never publicly admitted to receiving anything from her estate. Steele's entry on the Swingin' Chicks of the '60s Web site (http://www.swinginchicks.com/barbara_steele.htm). Differing sources state that most of this fortune was bequeathed to either her "Gilligan's Island" co-star Dawn Wells, or her cat. The Unofficial Barbara Steele Film Site (http://home.earthlink.net/~gershom/steele.html). Her astute investments, particularly in real estate made her a millionaire. 1978 Piranha.

In real life, she was far removed from the dizzy "Lovey Howell" she had played. 1975 Shivers. Her most notable film appearance in later life was in The Day of the Locust (1975). 1974 Caged Heat. She continued acting until the age of ninety and was a guest star on many TV series. 1964 I Lunghi capelli della morte (The Long Hair of Death). She appeared in the television series Gilligan's Island from 1964 until 1967 playing the role of millionaire's wife "Lovey Howell", and reprised her role in the made-for-TV "Gilligan's Island" movies that were made after the show's demise. 1964 Danza macabra (Castle of Blood).

She played several supporting roles during the forties and fifties and appeared most notably in The Snake Pit (1948) and Anastasia (1956) while returning to New York City to live and work between film roles.. 1963 Lo Spettro (The Ghost). Born 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. 1963 8½. Natalie Schafer (November 5, 1900 - April 10, 1991) was an American actress. Hichock). Hichcock (The Horrible Dr.

1962 L'Orribile segreto del Dr. 1961 Pit and the Pendulum. 1960 La Maschera del demonio (Black Sunday). Steele starred in a string of gothic horror classics including: The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962), The Ghost (1963) (Dir.: Riccardo Freda).

It's now hailed as a masterpiece of the Italian gothic horror film. Her break through came in Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960). She's best known as the scream queen of Italian gothic horror movies of the sixties. British actress.

Barbara Steele (29 December 1937-).