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“#Gilligan’s Island Star Dies From COVID-19<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Dawn Wells, best known as\u00a0Gilligan\u2019s Island<\/em>\u2018s Mary Ann Summers, has died at the age of 82. According to Variety<\/a>, Wells passed away Wednesday, December 30 of causes related to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Born in Reno, Nevada in 1938, Wells got her start at the Miss America 1960 pageant before transitioning to Hollywood. Her debut role came in ABC series<\/a>\u00a0The Roaring 20\u2019s<\/em> in 1961, and she subsequently booked roles in prominent series such as\u00a0Maverick<\/em>,\u00a0Wagon Train<\/em>, and\u00a077 Sunset Strip<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

In 1964, Wells landed the role of a lifetime in\u00a0Gilligan\u2019s Island<\/em>, in which she played Kansas farm girl Mary Ann Summers. The actress app<\/a>eared in all 98 episodes of the beloved sitcom, and after the series ended in 1967, she reprised her role in various reunion specials and a cartoon spinoff. Wells also appeared in three\u00a0Gilligan\u2019s Island\u00a0<\/em>reunion movies,\u00a0Rescue from Gilligan\u2019s Island, The Castaways on Gilligan\u2019s Island<\/em>, and\u00a0The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan\u2019s Island<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Over the next four decades, Wells appeared in countless high-profile film and TV projects<\/a>, including Bonanza<\/em>,\u00a0The Love Boat<\/em>,\u00a0Growing Pains<\/em>,\u00a0Baywatch<\/em>, and\u00a0Roseanne<\/em>. Her final role came in a 2019 episode of\u00a0The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants<\/em>, \u201cCaptain Underpants and the Ghastly Danger of the Ghost Dentist,\u201d in which she voiced Gumbalina Toothington.<\/p>\n

Shortly after news<\/a> of Wells\u2019 death broke, tributes began pouring in from stars across Hollywood who had worked with the talented actress. \u201cIt was such a thrill for me to meet Dawn Wells when she came to see Two and a Half Men,\u201d wrote Jon Cryer. \u201cShe could not have been more lovely and gracious.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRest in Peace, Dawn Wells,\u201d added actress Frances Fisher.<\/p>\n

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It was such a thrill for me to meet Dawn Wells when she came to see Two and a Half Men.<\/p>\n

She could not have been more lovely and gracious. I\u2019m so grateful that I got to enjoy the work she loved doing. #RIPDawnWells<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/7pGCPhM798<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) December 30, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

According to Variety, Wells is survived by her stepsister, Weslee Wells. Those interested in paying tribute to the\u00a0Gilligan\u2019s Island\u00a0<\/em>star can donate to the\u00a0Elephant Sanctuary<\/a>, Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, or the Shambala Preserve<\/a>.
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