#Dawn #Wells, best known for her role as sweet castaway #Mary #Ann in the 1960s TV classic “#Gilligan’s #Island,” died #Wednesday at age 82, her publicist said.
#Wells, who was #Miss #Nevada in 1959 and competed in the #Miss #America pageant, died of complications related to COVID-19, #Harlan #Boll said in a statement.
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#Born in the city of #Reno, #Wells played #Kansas farmer #Mary #Ann #Summers, one of the seven castaways stranded after her vessel, the SS #Minnow, was hit by a storm during what was supposed to be a three-way trip. hours from #Hawaii.
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#Wells edged out actresses like #Raquel #Welch for the role.
“#Gilligan’s #Island” aired for three seasons (1964-1967) with a cast that also included #Bob #Denver as #Gilligan, #Alan #Hale #Jr. as “The #Captain,” #Jim #Backus as millionaire #Thurston #Howell III, #Natalie #Schafer as his stylish wife, #Russell #Johnson as “The #Professor” and #Tina #Louise as the movie star #Ginger.
#Wells’s death leaves 86-year-old #Louise the sole survivor of these cast members.
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#All 98 episodes of the series invariably showcased their efforts to get off the island. The show drew ire from critics, but its innocent amusement caught viewers at a tumultuous moment in #America after the assassination of a president and during the rise of the civil rights movement and the escalation of the #Vietnam #War.
“#Gilligan’s #Island” was canceled by network executives despite its good audience, but became a classic through decades of repetitions.
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