Dawn Wells (Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island) dead at 82 of covid

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Dawn Wells Dead: 'Gilligan's Island' Star Dies From Covid Compilations At 82 — Deadline

Dawn Wells, best known for playing the girl-next-door castaway Mary Ann on the iconic CBS comedy series Gilligan’s Island, died Wednesday morning in Los Angeles of complications due to Covid-19. She was 82. Wells, who was Miss Nevada in the 1959 Miss America pageant, beat out 350 actresses for...

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I loved Gilligan's Island. Used to watch the reruns over and over when I was a kid.

 

[E_i]

Thanks 2020. Ugh.

 

[EssBeeVee]

for some reason i thought most or all the cast of GI passed away years back.
RIP

 

[sfedai0]

With that growing up in the '90s thread, this reminded me that I watched shows like Gilligan's Island, The Andy Griffith Show, and I love Lucy but I had no idea they were decades old already. RIP.

 

[Kard8p3]

Fuck that's awful.

Fuck Covid

 

[WhySoDevious]

for some reason i thought most or all the cast of GI passed away years back.
RIP

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It's just Ginger now.

 

[El Bombastico]

With that growing up in the '90s thread, this reminded me that I watched shows like Gilligan's Island, The Andy Griffith Show, and I love Lucy but I had no idea they were decades old already. RIP.

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Yep, if you didn't have cable, being sick/summer days in the 90s meant your daytime TV experience consisted of these golden oldies (also talk shows like Maury and Jerry Springer, buts that a whole other topic).

 

[Dullahan]

This year just had to take another one. Rest in peace.

 

[cinch]

Oh noo :( Loved her, that was one of my favorite shows as a kid, rip :(

 

[Walter White Walker]

I watched that show all the time after school. RIP

 

[Megadragon15]

It's just Ginger now.

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Ah, the one who has tremendous hate for the show.

 

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[Deleted member 12323]

I watched that show all the time after school. RIP

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same

 

[Garlador]

There are certain "classic beauties" and she was certainly one of them. I had a classmate who was the spitting image of her that we often joked about being her long lost daughter.

 

[bwahhhhh]

maaannn, one of those celebrities I just took for granted and assumed she'd live to be like 110 and would be around forever :( RIP

 

[Ryuelli]

Loved watching Gilligan's Island when I was younger with my dad.

I'm honestly surprised there hasn't been a reboot yet. I think it's "monster of the week" setup is pretty timeless.

 

[scitek]

This fucking sucks, and it's heartbreaking it was due to covid.

Gilligan's Island is timeless to me. I grew up watching it on the Turner channels and it's something that immediately makes me nostalgic whenever I think about it. Despite the show being decades old when I saw it. RIP Dawn. :(

 

[Wood Man]

I watched that show all the time after school. RIP

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Same here. Everyday after elementary school.

One of my first celeb crushes was Mary Ann.

 

[Walter White Walker]

Same here. Everyday after elementary school.

One of my first celeb crushes was Mary Ann.

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Much like Betty was hotter than Wilma on The Flintstones, Mary Ann was it on Gilligan's Island. No offense to Ginger, of course.

 

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I found out because Larry Livermore of Lookout records fame posted about it

 

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I found out because Larry Livermore of Lookout records fame posted about it

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Nice to see another Lookout fan!

 

[Bentendo24]

Damn that is tough. Used to watch that show with my grandparents quite a bit.

 

[TeraDax]

So sad :( I used to watch the re-run of the show with my family. (In french though)

Damn 2020/Covid.

 

[lunarworks]

I had no clue any of the cast was still around. Damn. That's sad.

Loved watching Gilligan's Island when I was younger with my dad.

I'm honestly surprised there hasn't been a reboot yet. I think it's "monster of the week" setup is pretty timeless.

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The closest recent thing to it in spirit was The Last Man On Earth.

 

[Richiek]

Damn, I loved Gilligan's Island as a kid and preferred Mary Ann to Ginger. RIP

 

[Kitsunebaby]

That's a bummer. I watched Gilligan's Island regularly as a kid, whenever I stayed up too late. She was my favorite character.

Rest in peace.

 

[pokeystaples]

I was pleasently surprised to see her in Love on the Spectrum recently. I thought she'd already passed on. RIP.

 

[Shan]

Man...2020 will be a bitch until the very last minute huh? RIP, I remember watching the show fairly often in my teen years.
I guess only Ginger remains now...

 

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Lipsync in that video is really bad.