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, who died in december aged 82 after battling covid, will share a headstone and grave with her mother evelyn at the mountain view cemetery in reno, nevada.

She 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. The former beauty queen represented the state of nevada in the 1959 miss. But before the pandemic, she said in her last interview she wanted to keep acting. 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.

Wells was 82 and died of complications.