Webshe will best be remembered for her character as stranded castaway mary ann summers in the popular 1960s cbs sitcom 'gilligan's island,' which aired from 1964 to 1967. Weba few years ago, dawn wells was traveling by canoe through a remote part of the solomon islands with a group of friends. And just like the conditions wells faced. Webdawn wells, who played mary ann summers on gilligan’s island, died on december 30, her publicist told multiple outlets. Wells was 82 and died of complications.
