Dawn Wells
| Born | October 18, 1938 |
| Hometown | Reno, Nevada, United States |
| Net worth | $50 thousand |
| Height | 5'4" (1.63m) |
| Spouse | Larry Rosen |
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The 'Gilligan's Island' Cast Young: See the Actors Before the Show
- Having made its television debut in 1964, viewers have been laughing at the seven stranded castaways of Gilligan's Island for the past 60 years, and for many of them their knowledge of Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr, Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells pretty much start and stop with the show. And
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TVLine Items: MeTV's Dawn Wells Tribute, Days Vet Returns and More
MeTV Network is set to take a three-hour tour of the late Dawn Wells' most memorable episodes of Gilligan's Island. The classic television network will celebrate its former brand ambassador with a presentation of "Best of MaryAnn" episodes, to air this Sunday, Jan. 10 from 2 to 5 pm ET. The titles on tap include […]
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Dawn Wells: Memories of a 'Gilligan's Island' boat cruise with standout castaway Mary Ann
I'm in the Mary Ann camp of the "Ginger or Mary Ann?" debate and was fortunate to meet Dawn Wells at a "Gilligan's Island" DVD boat party.
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Hollywood & Entertainment Industry Deaths In 2020 – Photo Gallery
As we finally turn the calendar on the Cruelest Year, let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the memorable people we lost from the world of entertainment. Click through the photo gallery above. Among those who passed during 2020 were big-screen Hollywood legends from Kirk Douglas and Olivia de Havilland to Sean Connery […]
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'Gilligan's Island' star Tina Louise praises Dawn Wells, the Mary Ann to her Ginger
Tina Louise, who played Ginger Grant on "Gilligan's Island," remembers costar Dawn Wells as a "wonderful person" and "always with a smile on her face."
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‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Dawn Wells Showed Her Fan Appreciation on Netflix’s ‘Love on the Spectrum’
Dawn Wells, the "Gilligan's Island" star who died Dec. 30 at the age of 82, was always considerate of the show's super fans, as she demonstrated on an episode of Netflix 2019 dating show “Love on the Spectrum." The series focuses on young adults on the autism spectrum as they navigate the dating world. In […]
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Dawn Wells, just months before COVID-19 death, planned to keep acting: ‘One play a year’
Dawn Wells, Mary Ann of “Gilligan’s Island,” died of COVID-19. But before the pandemic, she said in her last interview she wanted to keep acting.
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Dawn Wells Remembered By Fellow ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Castmate Tina Louise
Actress Tina Louise, forever linked to her fellow Gilligan’s Island castmate Dawn Wells, remembered her today as “a very wonderful person.” Wells died Wednesday of complications from Covid-19 at age 82. Louise has kept a low profile regarding Gilligan’s Island over the years, declining to appear in any of the revivals or reboots or even […]
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Actress Dawn Wells, castaway Mary Ann on TV's 'Gilligan's Island,' dies from COVID-19
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. 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. "Gilligan's Isl
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Appreciation: In just three seasons of 'Gilligan's Island,' Dawn Wells left a lasting mark
Alongside Ginger Grant, the late performer's Mary Ann Summers left a mark in the collective pop consciousness that long outlasted "Gilligan's Island" itself.
