Dawn Wells (Mary Ann, Gilligan's Island) died

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Dawn Wells, aka Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island, died. She was 82. COVID contributed. Some trivia: Dawn was Miss Nevada in the 1959 Miss America pageant. She also beat out 350 other actresses for the Gilligan's Island part, including Raquel Welch. We old timers wouldn't have minded Raquel Welch on the show either. RIP Dawn.

 

[Doug627]

I really liked her. She had a down home quality with class mixed in. R.I.P.

 

[Salty RI]

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[Rustyt1953]

After watching the first season as a tweenager I learned two things:

1: I voted for Mary Ann.

2:

 

[Onomea]

Dammit. RIP, Dawn/Mary Ann.

 

[pawncop]

Loved the show. May she Rest In Peace.

 

[PPS1980]

RIP. She was the answer to that old question......

 

[df06]

RIP, Maryann.

 

[Farmer17]

I always loved watching her ride the bike and make electricity.

 

[rwsmith]

Boy,I......

Boy, I REALLY liked her.

 

[jeffrefrig]

82 years old, I just can't picture that young lady as an 82-year-old.Even in grade school when that show was on, I never would've thought she was 19 years older than me.
A side note, there's a music video by the Bobby Fuller Four doing a Buddy Holly song, "Love's Made A Fool Of You," and I swear to goodness that she is one of the dancing girls, shown 2 or 3 times, on Bobby's left. Most girls on videos are models, etc., so I wouldn't be surprised if that was her.
Is any Gilligan Islander still alive? She was definitely a babe. Raquel Welch? The prettiest woman to ever walk the Earth? Too much beauty for the professor!

 

[CH4]

I am heading out for a coconut cream pie. Anyone wonder what it would be like to have a little gathering in Genie’s bottle with Genie, Maryann, Ginger, Marsha and Helga? Dream the impossible dream...

RIP Maryann.

 

[xray97]

I am heading out for a coconut cream pie. Anyone wonder what it would be like to have a little gathering in Genie’s bottle with Genie, Maryann, Ginger, Marsha and Helga? Dream the impossible dream...

RIP Maryann.

You forgot Samantha.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I am heading out for a coconut cream pie. Anyone wonder what it would be like to have a little gathering in Genie’s bottle with Genie, Maryann, Ginger, Marsha and Helga? Dream the impossible dream...

RIP Maryann.

Who the heck is Helga? And as a teenaged boy, Maryann (Dawn) was a great comfort! RIP!

Ivan

 

[625-7]

Think Hogan's Heroes...............

 

[The Last Standing Knight]

82 years old, I just can't picture that young lady as an 82-year-old.Even in grade school when that show was on, I never would've thought she was 19 years older than me.
A side note, there's a music video by the Bobby Fuller Four doing a Buddy Holly song, "Love's Made A Fool Of You," and I swear to goodness that she is one of the dancing girls, shown 2 or 3 times, on Bobby's left. Most girls on videos are models, etc., so I wouldn't be surprised if that was her.
Is any Gilligan Islander still alive? She was definitely a babe. Raquel Welch? The prettiest woman to ever walk the Earth? Too much beauty for the professor!

With her passing, that leaves only Ginger....Tina Louise...left alive from the cast.

 

[MCorps0311]

RIP Dawn Wells aka Mary Ann!

 

[ordnanceguy]

I am posting this pic of "Mary Ann" as a purely educational effort for those members here who may be too young to have known who she was.

Dawn Wells as Mary Ann was the kind of girl that the phrase "the girl next door" was meant to apply to. She was fun to watch and earned her place in American popular culture.

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[Cdog]

Back when I was still on fakebook, Dawn was still quite active and attractive.

For me it was no contest, Mary Ann all the way!

 

[Farmer17]

If I remember she was the only one on the cast smart enough to write in residuals on her contract. She made millions from the syndication of the re-runs of the show and the other cast members basically got a zip