{"id":159951,"date":"2020-12-31T11:03:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T19:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=159951"},"modified":"2020-12-31T12:04:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T20:04:24","slug":"nevada-native-dawn-wells-star-of-gilligans-island-dies-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nevada-native-dawn-wells-star-of-gilligans-island-dies-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawn Wells, Star of &#8216;Gilligan\u2019s Island&#8217; and Casino Owner&#8217;s Daughter, Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Dawn Wells, star of the 1960s sitcom <em>Gilligan\u2019s Island<\/em> and daughter of a Las Vegas casino owner, died this week of complications from COVID-19.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_159952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159952\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-159952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Dawn-Wells-142x107.jpg\" alt=\"Dawn Wells\" width=\"1200\" height=\"908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Dawn-Wells-142x107.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Dawn-Wells-1024x775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Dawn-Wells-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Dawn-Wells.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-159952\"class=\"text-description\">Television star Dawn Wells, seen here in a publicity photo, also was a headline performer at a Las Vegas hotel-casino. She died this week from COVID-19. (Image: <em>Global News<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wells, who died Wednesday at age 82 in a Los Angeles nursing home, was closely associated with Nevada throughout her life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wells was born in Reno and attended Reno High School. Her father, Joe Wesley Wells, was a real estate developer who co-owned the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/the-drew-las-vegas-receives-licensing-recommendation-from-state\/\">The Drew Las Vegas<\/a> is at the site where the Thunderbird once stood.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 1959, Wells was crowned Miss Nevada. At the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, she read from Sophocles<span class=\"s1\">\u2019 <\/span><em>Antigone<\/em> to complete her talent portion of the event, according to the <em>New York Times<\/em>. She always downplayed her win as Miss Nevada.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Big deal,\u201d she told <em>Forbes<\/em> magazine in 2016.<span class=\"s1\"> \u201c<\/span>There were only 10 women in the whole state at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wells graduated in 1960 from the University of Washington in Seattle with a degree in theater arts and design.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">\u2018A Three-Hour Tour\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">After appearing in several television shows, Wells achieved lasting fame as Mary Ann Summers on <em>Gilligan\u2019s Island<\/em>. The lighthearted CBS program premiered in 1964 and ended its run in 1967.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wells played a young woman from Kansas who won a radio contest for a day trip aboard a charter boat, the <em>SS Minnow<\/em>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>According to the show\u2019s theme song, the trip was supposed to be \u201ca three-hour tour.\u201d But the vessel became shipwrecked. The show centered on the misadventures of seven castaways with widely divergent backgrounds stranded together on an island.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-jkdcfumq5qa66ed8d0a43364254669702\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 500 \/ 281\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-jkdcfumq5qa66ed8d0a43364254669702\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/jkDcfumq5qA?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/jkDcfumq5qA?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/news\\\/nevada-native-dawn-wells-star-of-gilligans-island-dies-of-covid-19\\\/#arve-youtube-jkdcfumq5qa66ed8d0a43364254669702\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/jkDcfumq5qA?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <em>New York Times<\/em> this week noted that Wells\u2019 character had a limited backstory. The little that viewers knew about Mary Ann is that she worked at a hardware store where she was from and had a boyfriend, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As the <em>Times<\/em> noted, her \u201cpersona alone made her memorable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cGingham blouses, short shorts, double ponytails and perky hair bows were all parts of her signature look,\u201d the newspaper noted.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">One-Woman Las Vegas Show<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Tina Louise, the show\u2019s last surviving cast member, told the <em>Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em> that Wells did a great job on the program and that \u201ceverybody loves her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c<\/span>She was very special in her part, and she will always be remembered and remembered fondly and thought about because she gave so much to the universe through the show,\u201d Louise said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In later years, Wells appeared in spin-offs from the show and became involved in charitable organizations. She also continued in her acting career, appearing on stage and in television shows. Her performances included a one-woman show in 1985 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wells also became an author, writing <em>Mary Ann<span class=\"s1\">\u2019<\/span>s Gilligan<span class=\"s1\">\u2019<\/span>s Island Cookbook<\/em> and <em>What Would Mary Ann Do? A Guide to Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\">The advice she provided in the <em>Guide to Life<\/em> includes this observation: <span class=\"s1\">\u201c<\/span>Failure builds character. What matters is what you do after you fail.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">When the Clark County Wetlands Park opened in 2012, the Wells Trailhead was named after the Wells family, according to the Clark County government Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Years ago, IGT created a <em>Gilligan<span class=\"s1\">\u2019<\/span>s Island<\/em> slot machine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/slots-pop-culture-pioneer-vegas-visionary-shuffle-master-inducted-gaming-hall-fame\/\">Joe Kaminkow, a former IGT game developer<\/a>, told the <em>Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em> this week that the cast attended the Global Gaming Expo for the game\u2019s unveiling. He said Wells was \u201cas sweet and kind and nice as we remember her\u201d from the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c<\/span>She was ever-so-Mary Ann,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dawn Wells, star of the 1960s sitcom Gilligan\u2019s Island and daughter of a Las Vegas casino owner, died this week of complications from COVID-19. Wells, who died Wednesday at age 82 in a Los Angeles nursing home, was closely associated with Nevada throughout her life. Wells was born in Reno and attended Reno High School. 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