The actress was 82 years old (viaDeadline).
Wells was born on October 18, 1938 in Reno, Nevada.
In 1964, Wells beat out hundreds of other girls to star as Mary Ann onGilligan’s Island.
“Ginger or Mary Ann?”
would eventually become the question for straight men, the ultimate (if inaccurate) delineation of women.
Even Wells herself embraced Mary Ann as the ultimate good girl.
A Guide to Life.
Per Wells, Mary Anns these days are few and far between.
The Mary Ann-Ginger issue is always there.
A lot of guys would come up to me and say I married a Mary Ann.
She had the values" (viaDeadline).
Let’s not let our actions make a bigger burden for them.
I am thankful and in awe of the dedication of our health care professionals."
