Dawn Wells CBS Television Actress From Sitcom Gilligans Island

Dawn Wells was born on 19th October, 1938 in Reno, Nevada. She became popular as Mary Ann of Gilligan's Island in a television series. Her father was a real estate developer and owner of Wells Cargo. In early stage she took interest in modeling and attended several beauty pageant. In 1959 Dawn won the title of Miss Nevada and in 1960 she took part in Miss America pageant.

In 1960 Dawn Wells attended University of Washington in Seattle and completed her graduation in theatre. Previously she earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. Later she moved to Hollywood.

In the early time of Hollywood, she had done many guest appeareances in numourus television series such as 77 Sunset Strip, Maverick and Bonanza. Then in 1964 Dawn Wells got the role of Mary Ann Summers of Gilligan's Island. This situation comedy aired successfully on ABC till 1967. Later she played several roles very frequent in television series and movies. In 1975 in Winterhawk she co-starred with Michael Dante.

In 1962 she got married with talent agent Larry Rosen but they didn’t spend long time together. In 1967 she divorced Larry Rosen. Then she spent a long time with Tom Irvin’s company. Dawn Wells also acted as an assistant for seven years on High Rollers with Alex Trebek. Still she is acting in local theaters across the country and she also runs an actor workshop.

The member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority Dawn Wells has started a clothing business for the people who has limited capacity. She used her experience in her business, which she gained from her grandmother and provide "special clothes for special people". She sells her product through her website together with Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook. In 2005 she sold her signature role’s original gingham blouse and shorts ensemble during an auction in Beverly Hills, also where Mary Ann Summers outfit was sold at the price of $20,700.
In 1998 Bob Denver, who played Gilligan, was arrested as was he found taking marijuana. It is believed that he got it from Dawn but it was never proved. Very recently in October 2007 Dawn Wells was arrested due to reckless driving on Highway 33. At the time of searching her vehicle many partially burnt marijuana cigarettes were found. She was also placed on six months’ probation.Dawn Wells

Dawn Wells CBS Television Actress From Sitcom Gilligans Island was written on March 13, 2008 posted in Celebrities and tag Celebrities

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