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THE ANGELS – #Dawn #Wells, who played the wholesome #Mary #Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s #Island,” died #Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said. #She was 82.
#Wells died peacefully at a living facility in #Los #Angeles, publicist #Harlan #Boll said.
“There is so much more to #Dawn #Wells” than the “Gilligan’s #Island” character that brought her fame, #Boll said in a statement.
#Besides TV, film and stage acting credits, her other real-life roles included teacher and motivational speaker, #Boll said.
#Born in #Reno, #Nevada, #Wells represented her state in the 1959 #Miss #America pageant and quickly pivoted to an acting career. #Her early TV roles came on shows including “77 #Sunset #Strip,” “Maverick” and “Bonanza.”
Then came “Gilligan’s #Island,” a goofy, good-natured show that became an unlikely but indelible part of popular culture.
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