CAST MEMBERS AND CREATOR OF GILLIGAN'S ISLAND
Sherwood Schwartz (L), the creator of Gilligan's Island poses with cast members Dawn Wells, Bob Denver and Russell Johnson (L-R) during a launch party for "Gilligan's Island: The Complete First Season," which will debut on DVD February 3, 2004 in Marina Del Rey, California. Reuters

The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island were two of television's most popular shows, and that's all thanks to the writer-creator of both shows, Sherwood Schwartz.

Schwartz died at 4 a.m. on Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical center, with his wife, Mildred, and his children at his side.