Religion: not determined yet
Name: Wrongway Feldman
Classification:
supporting character
based on a real person
First Appearance: Gilligan's Island - Season 1, Episode 5 (24 Oct. 1964): "Wrongway Feldman"
Creators: Lawrence J. Cohen, Fred Freeman, Ida Lupino, Hans Conried (actor)
Number of Appearances: 2
Occupation: pilot
Location: Gilligan's Island
Nation: USA
Race: white
Gender: male
Note: World War I fighter pilot
Wrongway Feldman apparently is based in part on real-life aviator Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan who, in 1938, was supposed to complete a transcontinental roundtrip flight by flying from Brooklyn, New York back to Long Beach, California, but flew to Ireland instead.
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrongway_Feldman
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0148305/
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0588109/
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0588104/