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Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer, American actress (died 1991)

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Born
November 5, 1900
Died
April 10, 1991
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1900

About Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer was an American actress, best known today for her role as Lovey Howell on the sitcom Gilligan's Island (1964–1967). She bequeathed between $1.5 million and $2 million to the Lillian Booth Actors Home to renovate the hospital's outpatient wing, which was renamed the Natalie Schafer Wing in 1993. Few people believed this; yet her actual year of birth of 1900 (which was not discovered until after her death) surprised even her intimate friends.

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Natalie Schafer timeline

  1. Few people believed this; yet her actual year of birth of 1900 (which was not discovered until after her death) surprised even her intimate friends.
  2. She bequeathed between $1.5 million and $2 million to the Lillian Booth Actors Home to renovate the hospital's outpatient wing, which was renamed the Natalie Schafer Wing in 1993.

The world when Natalie Schafer was born

Natalie Schafer was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Natalie Schafer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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