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December 30, 2020 2:32 pm
(KLKN) – Dawn Wells, most known for her role as Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island, passed away Wednesday from complications of COVID-19. She was 82 years old.
Wells was born in Reno, Nevada, in 1938. She was Miss Nevada in the Miss America Pageant in 1959. From there she went to Hollywood, starring in a variety of shows like 77 Sunset Strip, Maverick, Bonanza and Hawaiian Eye.
She won the role of Mary Ann after beating out 350 other women who auditioned.
In a statement, her publicist said “With over 540,000 fans on her FaceBook page and fan clubs across the U.S., her following has remained faithful. Dawn would say that Mary Ann fits today just as she fit three generations ago, because she is timeless. In a world where the industry and society has been celebrating their “Bad girls,” Mary Ann continues to be, for many, the breathe of fresh air as the ‘Good Girl. ”
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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.
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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.
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