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, ...

The actress played Mary Ann Summers on the family comedy from 1964-67 When Gilligan's Island premiered in 1964, the network was worried about two things. "There were network censors back on those days ...

Dawn Wells, an actress best known as the pigtailed Kansas farm girl turned castaway on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” died Dec. 30 at an assisted-living facility in Woodland Hills, California.

The 'Gilligan's Island' actress joins #pretapodcasts on the show's 50th anniversary to talk about her new book 'What Would Mary Ann Do?' By Jessie Katz Dawn Wells Horizontal - H 2014 What’s also ...

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 ...

Actress Dawn Wells, the former beauty queen who became America’s sweetheart playing the sweet castaway Mary Ann on the TV series “Gilligan’s Island,” has died. She was 82. Wells died Wednesday of ...

(Reuters) - 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 ...