Gilligan's Island actor Dawn Wells dies

By Will Dunham
Updated December 31 2020 - 7:44am, first published 7:41am
American actor Dawn Wells of Gilligan's Island fame has died at the age of 82.
American actor Dawn Wells of Gilligan's Island fame has died at the age of 82.

Dawn Wells, who parlayed her girl-next-door charm and wholesome beauty into enduring TV fame as the sweet-natured desert island castaway Mary Ann on the classic 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island, has died at the age of 82.