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Gilligan’s Island actor Dawn Wells dies from COVID-19 complications – PerthNow
Dawn Wells, who played the sweet-natured Mary Ann on the classic 1960s TV sitcom Gilligan’s Island, has died at the age of 82 from complications of 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, has died at the age of 82.
Wells, who won the title of Miss Nevada in 1959 and competed in the Miss America contest, died from complications of COVID-19, her 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…
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