Updated on December 30, 2020 at 4:54 pm
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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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(Reuters) – 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.
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 what was supposed to be a three-hour tour from Hawaii. Wells beat out actresses including Raquel Welch for her role.
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Actress Dawn Wells, who was best known for her role as castaway Mary Ann on the classic sitcom Gilligan s Island, died today from complications arising from COVID-19, according to her publicist.
Wells reported passed peacefully this morning, in no pain, as a result of complications due to COVID, Harlan Boll, her publicist wrote on social media.
“With over 540,000 fans on her Facebook page and fan clubs across the U.S., her following has remained faithful, Boll wrote. “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 man, the breath of fresh air as the `good girl.