What is Dawn Wells?
[[File:Dawn Wells Gilligan's Island 1964.jpg|frameless|right]] '''Dawn Elberta Wells''' (October 18, 1938 &ndash; December 30, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]], [[producer]] and [[author]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dawn-wells/146755/ |title=Dawn Wells |publisher=TV Guide |access-date=22 February 2016}}</ref> She worked mostly in [[television]]. She played Mary Ann Summers in the [[television program|TV series]] ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' during the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/01/16/gilligans-island-where-are-they-now/4534695/ |title='Gilligan's Island': Where are they now? |author=Haley Blum |date=16 January 2014 |publisher=USA TODAY |access-date=22 February 2016}}</ref> Before that, she was Miss Nevada in 1959 and competed in the [[List of Miss America winners|Miss America Pageant]] in 1960.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/050/000023978/ |title=Dawn Wells |publisher=NNDB |access-date=22 February 2016}}</ref> Wells died on December 30, 2020 at the age of 82 in [[Los Angeles]], due to problems caused by [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pedersen|first1=Erik |title=Dawn Wells Dies of Covid-19: Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island' was 82 |url=https://msn.com/en-us/tv/news/dawn-wells-dies-of-covid-19-mary-ann-on-gilligan-s-island-was-82/ar-BB1cm21J?ocid=msedgntp |website=msn.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Saperstein |first1=Pat |title=Dawn Wells, ‘Gilligan’s Island’s’ Mary Ann, Dies of COVID at 82 |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/dawn-wells-dead-gilligans-island-mary-ann-1234876755/?fbclid=IwAR1L30lzp1NL2_t9-neeBCZApiBECSsupdZQMbM8OrpT7cwS_ZqCXYH1yUQ |website=www.variety.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bond |first=Paul |title=Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' Dies at 82 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dawn-wells-dead-mary-ann-gilligans-island-was-82-1149549 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 30, 2020 |access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} <br> {{u