Dawn Wells, best known for playing eternal good girl Mary Ann Summers onGilligan’s Island,has died.
Wells died Wednesday as a result of complications from COVID-19.
Her publicist announced the newson his Facebook page.
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Wells embraced her connection to Mary Ann andGilligan’s Islandher entire life.
In 2014, she releasedWhat Would Mary Ann Do?
“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.”
Dawn Elberta Wells was born in Reno, Nev., on Oct. 18, 1938.
She made her Hollywood debut on ABC’sThe Roaring 20sand her film debut inThe New Interns.
She worked briefly as a journalist, hosting the Australian news showMidday.
Wells was also the founder of the nonprofit Idaho Film and Television Institute.
Wells married once, to talent agent Larry Rosen in 1962, but they divorced after five years.
She is survived by her stepsister Weslee Wells.
