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7. Another odd show business related JFK thing

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 01:58 PM

16 hrs ago

Actually two

The original “Manchurian Candidate” movie with Sinatra and Angela Lansbury was set to open in a few days after JFK was killed. Waaaay too soon. I’m not sure how or when it was originally released.

The opening sequence of Gilligan’s Island was filmed in a SoCal marina that weekend. They only had a permit for that weekend and rescheduling could take a long time. All the flags on the boats are at half mast. That was just for the first season. They reshot it after they got re-upped for a second season.

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