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Gilligan’s Island star Dawn Wells dies aged 82 from COVID-19 complications
Dawn Wells, who parlayed her girl-next-door charm into enduring TV fame as the sweet-natured castaway Mary Ann on the classic 1960s sitcom Gilligan’s Island, died on Wednesday at age 82, her publicist said.
Key points:
- Dawn Well died of COVID-19 complications, publicist Harlan Boll said
- Gilligan’s Island ran for three season from 1964-67
- Wells’ career blossomed after success in beauty pageants
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…
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