‘Gilligan’s Island’ star Dawn Wells dead at 82

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‘Gilligan’s Island’ star Dawn Wells dead at 82

Dawn Wells, who famously played Mary Ann Summers, has died. She was 82.

She died in Los Angeles of COVID-19-related causes Wednesday morning, according to her publicist.

The actress starred as the unapologetic "good girl" who was stranded on an island with six other castaways. "Gilligan’s Island" ran from 1964 to 1967 – for three seasons – and yet it has never gone off the air. It continues to be screened across the world in over 30 languages.

Wells, a Reno native, represented Nevada in the Miss America pageant in 1959 before taking on the iconic role. For the role of Mary Ann, she beat out 350 other actresses, including Raquel Welch.

From FOX News

"She died in Los Angeles of COVID-19-related causes Wednesday morning, according to her publicist."

Same as every other 2020[post Feb] death.

Rip

I had a real crush on her when I was a kid.

That sucks.

The professor warned her about smoking weed with Gilligan.

She was a cutie. Personally I would have just stayed on the island with her. Edk

Holy crap. How can Mary Ann be 82? RIP.

Originally Posted by efw

Rip

I had a real crush on her when I was a kid.

Same.

Seen her on Tales of Wells Fargo other night

That sucks.

Memory Eternal.

Wow. RIP cute girl!

Are any left??

Think her and Ginger got it on?

A cutie!
She starred in a little known western, after Gilligan's Island, named Winter Hawk. Not the best movie ever but interesting.
She played a pioneer girl, and at the end of the movie she rode off into the sunset with the Indian warrior Winter Hawk. A little twist on a traditional western.

They used to play this movie once a month on Turner Classic, but haven't played it in years.

Can someone post up her pic?

Am on my phone right now with real chitto service.

Thanks!

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...and before this goes to the second page.

Thanks DD!

That's the Mary Ann I remember.

Originally Posted by DigitalDan

Dang!.. Racq....I mean Mary Ann is smokin'!

Originally Posted by add

Thanks DD!

That's the Mary Ann I remember.

That's not her. I assume it was meant as a joke. I think that's Raquel Welch.

Originally Posted by DigitalDan

Nice try. With those 38 Ds, I recognize Raquel.

Well, son of a ....

Originally Posted by add

Thanks DD!

That's the Mary Ann I remember.

Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye

Originally Posted by add

Thanks DD!

That's the Mary Ann I remember.

That's not her. I assume it was meant as a joke. I think that's Raquel Welch.

You sure hawk?

This was age 74 . . . God help her at 82!
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Mary Ann got the camel toe goin' on..........................

Originally Posted by Mr_TooDogs

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Mary Ann got the camel toe goin' on..........................

...and I got a flashlight in my pocket.

Originally Posted by DigitalDan

Needs some uni-brow...

Originally Posted by Mr_TooDogs

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Mary Ann got the camel toe goin' on..........................

Originally Posted by OrangeOkie

This was age 74 . . . God help her at 82!
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Well yeah, but in a week or more Ginger is going to look better comparatively speaking.

I don't know what it is about this video, I like it.
Mary Anne vs Ginger

Mrs Howell was a FREAK

I remember that movie ‘Winter Hawk’ supposed to have occurred in 1842. Indian running a pony thru 2 feet of snow when a line of telephone poles goes by in the background.

Originally Posted by OrangeOkie

This was age 74 . . . God help her at 82!
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That’s Tina Louise

Mary Ann was pretty. But I have always been a sucker for a redhead so I would have taken Ginger if I was on that island.

Originally Posted by MAC

Mary Ann was pretty. But I have always been a sucker for a redhead so I would have taken Ginger if I was on that island.

Supplies are limited on an island....take what you can get

I was always a "Mary Ann" guy. Now my adolescence is over.....my crush is gone.

Originally Posted by efw

Rip

I had a real crush on her when I was a kid.

Me too

Originally Posted by DigitalDan

I have a photo from that same shoot, only she is as bare as the day she was born!

Originally Posted by kkahmann

I remember that movie ‘Winter Hawk’ supposed to have occurred in 1842. Indian running a pony thru 2 feet of snow when a line of telephone poles goes by in the background.

I also seem to remember seeing a barb wire fence behind the Indian camp. I mean steel post and all.

Originally Posted by kaywoodie

Originally Posted by kkahmann

I remember that movie ‘Winter Hawk’ supposed to have occurred in 1842. Indian running a pony thru 2 feet of snow when a line of telephone poles goes by in the background.

I also seem to remember seeing a barb wire fence behind the Indian camp. I mean steel post and all.

Daniel Boone had jet contrails in the sky. 🤣

Originally Posted by Raeford

"She died in Los Angeles of COVID-19-related causes Wednesday morning, according to her publicist."

Same as every other 2020[post Feb] death.

Beat me to it....

Originally Posted by OrangeOkie

This was age 74 . . . God help her at 82!
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I hope you are the only tard in the family.

"Ginger frog grasses"

Ror

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Noooooo! Dammit. RIP

If Raquel Welch woulda got the role things woulda been different.

I cant hear about Gilligans Island without thinking about Doby Gillis.

Originally Posted by Ghostinthemachine

Think her and Ginger got it on?

They sure did in my spank bank

RIP, she was in several early westerns

Originally Posted by MM879

I don't know what it is about this video, I like it.
Mary Anne vs Ginger

Lovey Howell is really rockin.

Originally Posted by slumlord

Mrs Howell was a FREAK

Ah, you beat me to it.

Wells and Tina Louise were friends. Louise is 4 years older, 86 in this pic. You could say that Tina didn't age well but at 86, anyone still standing has aged well.
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I was looking all that up after I saw she passed. The skippers mom was a looker.
Silent screen actress Gretchen Hartman

ginger has to look like that.....the amount of riding that took.....both with her present .... and in a young man's head.

Originally Posted by hatari

Originally Posted by OrangeOkie

This was age 74 . . . God help her at 82!
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That’s Tina Louise

Thanks God!

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Dawn Wells and Barbara Eden

Thanks for the laughter and lust of our youth fine lady. RIP

Sorry but Ginger won the dance contest....

Originally Posted by DMc

Sorry but Ginger won the dance contest....

To me Mary Ann won.
I liked the way she wiggled better that Ginger

RIP Mary Ann !!!

Some here could use a New Years Resolution -> stop saying crappy things about people for no reason .

Originally Posted by kkahmann

I remember that movie ‘Winter Hawk’ supposed to have occurred in 1842. Indian running a pony thru 2 feet of snow when a line of telephone poles goes by in the background.

Spring planting- they were still coming up.

IIRC, Dawn Wells was the only character on the Gilligan Island show that got royalties from the show. Nobody thought the show would last even a year, so none of the other actors had any type of royalty payments included in their contracts. The show is playing in syndication, so she got payments until her death.

Originally Posted by jdm953

I cant hear about Gilligans Island without thinking about Doby Gillis.

Maynard G. Krebs

The Professor was a dumbass. He could've been banging both of them but instead he was busy charging radio batteries by stirring coconuts.

Originally Posted by efw

Rip

I had a real crush on her when I was a kid.

You would have stepped on your tongue had you met her in real life. I had lunch with her several times back in the day. I managed a parking garage the Wells family owned, and parked her car often. She would get sandwiches from Tony's Delicatessen a few doors down, and we would eat them down along the Truckee River. She was very nice and had eyes that would melt an IRS agent.

RIP.

Originally Posted by jdm953

I cant hear about Gilligans Island without thinking about Doby Gillis.

YOU RANG??

Originally Posted by persiandog

Gina L

RIP

Originally Posted by DMc

Sorry but Ginger won the dance contest....

She won "survivor".

Outplayed the other contestants.