Gilligan's Island signed JIM BACKUS dollar bill Thurston Howell millionaire

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This is an actual Five dollar bill that I had Jim Backus autograph when I met him in 1988 in Century City, California.   Jim Backus, known for his role as super-wealthy Thurston Howel III on TV's "Gilligan's Island" cupped this in his hand and signed this slowly.  (He was not in the best of health at the time. See photos taken at the time; snapshots not included in the auction.) Backus and his wife Henny were making a rare personal appearance at a book signing for Sherwood Schwartz's book "Inside Gilligan's Island" along with other cast members from the show.  Backus was a bit frail but kind to those who approached him.  I'm thinning out my collection on the show and this is one of my most unique pieces.  Excellent condition.  Years later I co-wrote Russell Johnson's memoirs, "Here on Gilligan's Isle" (HarperCollins Publishers).  Of course, the watermarks "ebay" and "screengems" do not appear on the actual five dollar bill.   SUPER-RARE!
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