Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island, Dies At 82 Due to COVID-19

Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island, Dies At 82 Due to COVID-19

Dawn Wells – the actress who has captured the hearts of multiple generations of viewers as Gilligan’s Island character Mary Ann Summers – has died at the age of 82, of causes related to COVID-19. Wells, a former beauty queen, is forever immortalized as the girl-next-door sweetheart in the ensemble of castaways stranded on that deserted island; she was one of the two last surviving members of the Gilligan’s Island cast, with Tina Louise (who played Ginger Grant) now being the sole survivor. Wells openly embraced the Gilligan’s Island fandom (and all those crushes on her Mary Ann character) throughout her life and career, and she will be sorely missed…