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," died ...

Dawn Wells, best known for playing eternal good girl Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan's Island, has died. She was 82. Wells died Wednesday as a result of complications from COVID-19. Her publicist ...

Gilligan’s Island fans likely can’t imagine a scenario in which Mary Ann wasn’t part of the group stranded on a deserted island. Mary Ann, played by Dawn Wells, stole the hearts of fans for all three ...

Before Gilligan's Island became a big hit, CBS bigwigs had a different idea for the show's premise, and it wasn't about ...

GILLIGAN’S ISLAND, the a beloved TV show from the '60s, followed seven cast-aways on an island, a plot that executives of ...

"Gilligan's Island" captivated TV audiences in the 1960s, earning it the status of a TV classic. Here is the only main cast ...

Back in the 60s, when Dawn Wells played Mary Ann, everybody’s girl-next-door, on “Gilligan’s Island,” her short-shorts were considered a bit scandalous. While visiting Seattle for a book tour Monday, ...

'Gilligan's Island' cast member Dawn Wells contemplated pursuing a medical career if her acting aspirations didn't pan out. Gilligan’s Island cast members Dawn Wells, Alan Hale Jr, and Bob Denver I ...

Gilligan suggests a beauty contest to decide which of the three women will become "Ms. Castaway." Mr. Howell attempts to sabotage the other contestants by spreading glue on the stage before Mary Ann's ...

She may have been relegated, along with Russell Johnson's the Professor, to part of "and the rest" on the season 1 theme song of Gilligan's Island, but Dawn Wells' Mary Ann Summers instantly became ...