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Print article LOS ANGELES Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” died Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said. She was 82. Wells died 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. Tina Louise, 86, who played Ginger the movie star, is the last surviving member of a cast that included Bob Denver as the title character; Alan Hale Jr. as the Skipper; Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer as wealthy passengers Thurston and Lovey Howell, and Russell Johnson, known as the Professor. ....
Gilligan’s Island star Dawn Wells has died at the age of 82 after testing positive for Covid-19, a representative said. Wells, who played Mary Ann on the 1960s castaway sitcom, died on Wednesday “in no pain as a result of complications due to” coronavirus, publicist Harlan Boll said. The former beauty queen was born in Reno, Nevada, and represented the state in a Miss America pageant in 1959. Actress Dawn Wells, best known for her work on Gilligan’s Island, has died at the age of 82 (Matt Sayles/AP) Wells then found success in Hollywood, appearing in shows including 77 Sunset Strip, Maverick, Bonanza, The Joey Bishop Shop and Hawaiian Eye. ....
Updated on December 30, 2020 at 4:54 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC Actress Dawn Wells, who portrayed Mary Ann on the classic TV sitcom Gilligan s Island, died Wednesday at age 82, according to her publicist. Wells died in Los Angeles due to complications of COVID-19, publicist Harlan Boll said in a Facebook post announcing her death. Wells was one of the last surviving cast members of the show that featured three women and four men stranded on a desert island following the shipwreck of the S.S. Minnow. In Memoriam: Remembering Public Pioneers We Have Lost in 2020 Wells passed peacefully (Wednesday) morning, in no pain, as a result of complications due to COVID, Boll said in a Facebook post. In the post, Boll referred to her as America s favorite castaway. ....
Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on Gilligan s Island, dies of COVID-19 Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images Dawn Wells arrives at the Television Academyâs 70th Anniversary Gala and Opening Celebration for its new Saban Media Center on June 2, 2016, in the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles. and last updated 2020-12-30 17:21:19-05 LOS ANGELES â Actress Dawn Wells, best known for her role as castaway Mary Ann on television s Gilligan s Island, has died of COVID-19 at the age of 82. Publicist Harlan Boll said Wells died peacefully Wednesday at a living facility in Los Angeles. There is so much more to Dawn Wells than the Gilligan s Island character that brought her fame, Boll said in a statement. ....