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Actress Dawn Wells dies from COVID-19

Actress Dawn Wells dies from COVID-19 By Thursday Dec 31, 2020 Dawn Wells, who parlayed her girl-next-door charm and wholesome beauty into enduring TV fame as the sweet-natured desert island castaway Mary Ann on the classic 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” died on Wednesday at age 82, her publicist said. Wells, who won the title of Miss Nevada in 1959 and competed in the Miss America contest, died from complications of COVID-19, publicist Harlan Boll said in a statement. Born in the gambling city of Reno, Wells played Kansas farm girl Mary Ann Summers, one of seven castaways stranded after their boat, the S.S. Minnow, became battered in a storm during what was supposed to be a three-hour tour from Hawaii. Wells beat out actresses including Raquel Welch for her role.

Gilligan s Island Star Dawn Wells Dies of COVID-19 at 82 [Video]

“Every character on Gilligan’s Island was given a broad ‘stock’ comedy role to fill captain, mate, wealthy man, wealthy wife, professor, movie star except me,” she wrote. “She was given a name and location Kansas farm girl. I had to fill in the blanks. So, from the get-go, the Mary Ann character was different. She wasn’t a Hollywood creation. She was molded by me, from me.” Her former costar Johnson also gushed about her in the forward. Dawn Wells in ‘Gilligan’s Island’. Mediapunch/Shutterstock “We love Mary Ann because she is the future, the hope of our world,” he wrote. The youngest of the castaways, Mary Ann has her entire life in front of her. “Watching her unfailing good cheer, her optimism is never in question. We love her because we need her emotional support and her belief that all will turn out well … We love Mary Ann because of Dawn Wells.”

TV: Actress Dawn Wells, castaway Mary Ann on TV s Gilligan s Island, dies from Covid-19

TV: Actress Dawn Wells, castaway Mary Ann on TV s Gilligan s Island, dies from Covid-19
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Tina Louise, 86, Reacts To The Death Of Her Gilligan s Island Co-Star Dawn Wells

Gilligan s Island co-star Dawn Wells. The 86-year-old actress, who played movie starlet Ginger Grant on the popular 1960s TV sitcom, revealed that she was shocked to hear that her longtime friend passed away at an assisted living facility in Los Angeles following complications from COVID-19. Wells, who played Kansas farm girl Mary Ann Summers on the classic comedy series, was 82 when she died. I m very sad, Louise told Dawn was a very wonderful person. I want people to remember her as someone who always had a smile on her face. Nothing is more important than family and she was family. She will always be remembered… She was a person full of joy, and shared her joy with everyone. Louise revealed that she got the bad news about Wells via a phone call from a friend in Hollywood.

Gilligan s Island star Dawn Wells dies, causes related to Covid-19

In this 1965 file photo, Dawn Wells (centre) poses with fellow cast members of Gilligan s Island , Bob Denver and Alan Hale Jr. Photo: AP Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan s Island, died Wednesday (Dec 30) of causes related to Covid-19, her publicist said. She was 82. Wells died peacefully at a residential facility in Los Angeles, publicist Harlan Boll said. There is so much more to Dawn Wells” than the Gilligan s Island character that brought her fame, Boll said in a statement. Besides TV, film and stage acting credits, her other real-life roles included teacher, motivational speaker and conservationist, Boll said.

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