Dawn Wells
{{short description|American actress (1938–2020)}}
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{{Infobox person |name = Dawn Wells
| image = Dawn Wells 1975.jpg
| caption = Wells in 1975
| alma_mater = Stephens College
University of Washington
| birth_name = Dawn Elberta Wells
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|10|18}}
| birth_place = Reno, Nevada, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|30|1938|10|18}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| education = Reno High School
| known_for = Miss Nevada 1959
Gilligan's Island
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|author}}
| years_active = 1961–2019
| spouse = {{marriage|Larry Rosen|1962|1967|reason=divorced}}
| website =
}}
Dawn Elberta Wells{{cite news |last=Gates |first=Anita |title=Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' Dies at 82 |website=The New York Times |date=December 30, 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/arts/television/dawn-wells-dead.html |access-date=July 17, 2024}} (October 18, 1938 – December 30, 2020) was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers in the sitcom Gilligan's Island.
Early life
Wells was born to Evelyn (née Steinbrenner) and Joe Wesley Wells in Reno, Nevada, where she attended and graduated from Reno High School. Her father owned a local Reno construction{{cite web |url=https://www.wcilv.com/ |title=Home |website=wcilv.com}} company called "Wells Cargo" (not to be confused with the trailer manufacturer). After high school graduation, Wells attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she majored in chemistry. She transferred to the University of Washington in Seattle, where she graduated in 1960 with a degree in theater arts and design. She was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority.
Career
In 1959, Wells was crowned Miss Nevada and represented her state in the Miss America 1960 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, finishing outside the top ten.{{cite news|last=Potempa|first=Phillip|title=From the Farm: Leftover turkey perfect for 'Gilligan's Island' casserole|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/article_f512c6c2-3d70-529f-a708-f53b0a7945a5.html|access-date=July 9, 2011|work=nwi.com|date=November 24, 2010 }}{{cite news |first=Delen |last=Goldberg |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |title=10 past Nevada pageant winners who have gained notoriety |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/17/many-past-nevada-pageant-winners-have-gained-notor/ |date=January 12, 2012 |access-date=July 20, 2014}}
In Hollywood, Wells made her debut on The Roaring 20's and the movie The New Interns and was cast in episodes of such television series as The Joey Bishop Show, 77 Sunset Strip with Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Cheyenne with Clint Walker, Maverick with Jack Kelly, and Bonanza with Lorne Greene and Dan Blocker.{{Cite web|title=Dawn Wells Biography |url=http://www.castproductions.com/dawnwells.html|access-date=January 4, 2021|website=castproductions.com}}
Wells appeared as a guest star on the Wagon Train episode "The Captain Dan Brady Story" with guest star Joseph Cotten, Tales of Wells Fargo with Dale Robertson, 87th Precinct with Robert Lansing, Surfside 6 with Troy Donahue and Van Williams, Hawaiian Eye with Robert Conrad, Ripcord with Ken Curtis, The Everglades with Ron Hayes, The Detectives with Robert Taylor, Lawman with John Russell, Bonanza, It's a Man's World with Glenn Corbett, Channing with Jason Evers, Laramie with Robert Fuller, Burke's Law with Gene Barry, The Invaders with Roy Thinnes, The Wild Wild West with Robert Conrad, The F.B.I. with Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Vega$ with Robert Urich, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island with Ricardo Montalbán, Matt Houston with Lee Horsley, Growing Pains, Herman's Head with William Ragsdale, Three Sisters with Vicki Lewis, Pastor Greg with Greg Robbins, and Roseanne with Roseanne Barr.
=''Gilligan's Island''=
File:Dawn Wells Gilligan's Island 1964.jpg in Gilligan's Island (1964)]]
She took her signature role of Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island in 1964. The series aired for a total of 98 episodes from 1964 to 1967. She reprised her character in the various Gilligan's Island specials, including the reunion cartoon spin-off Gilligan's Planet (1982–83), and three reunion TV-movies: Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978), The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979), and The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981).{{cite news |last=Gross |first=Ed |title=Revisiting 'Gilligan's Island' With Mary Ann Herself, Dawn Wells (Exclusive) |url=https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/gilligans-island-cast-member-dawn-wells/ |access-date=December 31, 2020 |work=Closer Weekly}} She also reprised her character in a 1987 episode of ALF, "Somewhere Over the Rerun", and 1992 episode of Baywatch, "Now Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale".{{cite web |title=Baywatch S02E16 Now, Sit Right Back And You'll Hear A Tale |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5u2kwd |website=dailymotion.com |date=August 3, 2017 |publisher=Dailymotion |access-date=November 28, 2022}}
In 1993, Wells published Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook with co-writers Ken Beck and Jim Clark, including a foreword by Bob Denver. Alan Hale Jr., who played The Skipper on Gilligan's Island, contributed a family recipe (Kansas Chicken and Dumplings) to her cookbook. Hale's character was the inspiration behind recipes such as Skipper's Coconut Cream Pie, Skipper's Navy Bean Soup, and Skipper's Goodbye Ribeye, and he is depicted as Skipper Jonas Grumby in numerous photographs throughout the book. She said in a 2014 interview with GoErie.com: "Alan could not have been kinder to a young actress. He was a real peach."{{cite web |last=Cuneo |first=Kevin |date=October 15, 2014 |title=Kevin Cuneo: Mary Ann's still a sweetheart |url=http://www.goerie.com/kevin-cuneo-mary-anns-still-a-sweetheart |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075405/http://www.goerie.com/kevin-cuneo-mary-anns-still-a-sweetheart |archive-date=October 17, 2014 |access-date=December 8, 2015 |work=GoErie.com}}
In 1997, Wells starred as her Gilligan's Island character in a music video for the song "Mary Ann" by the pop-punk band Squirtgun. The song describes an infatuation with Mary Ann and sings praises to the wholesome character, specifically choosing her over Ginger. The video reached the top 40 of MTV's Alternative Music charts, and it was featured as part of a variety of alternative-themed music video programs.{{cite news |last=Bongiovanni|first=Domenica|title=Squirtgun has success on multiple levels|url=https://www.jconline.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/05/20/squirtgun-success-multiple-levels/27651931/|access-date=January 4, 2021|website=Journal and Courier|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=SQUIRTGUN|url=https://www.reggieslive.com/band/squirtgun/|access-date=January 4, 2021|website=Reggies Chicago|language=en-US}}
In 2005, Wells consigned for sale her original gingham blouse-and-shorts ensemble from her signature role. Auction house Profiles in History sold it for $20,700.
In 2014, Wells released What Would Mary Ann Do? A Guide to Life, which she co-wrote with Steve Stinson. The book was released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Gilligan's Island.{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |date=September 27, 2014 |title=The world according to Dawn Wells, a.k.a. 'Gilligan Island's' Mary Ann |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/classichollywood/la-et-dawn-wells-classic-hollywood-20140928-story.html |access-date=April 17, 2015 |website=Los Angeles Times}}
A recurring theme, in the form of a rivalry, developed from the show that posed the question, mainly to men, as to which one of the young female stars they preferred: Ginger or Mary Ann? Wells embraced the good-natured rivalry. During a 2014 interview with the Vancouver Sun, Wells said that she had a t-shirt that read: "Ginger or Mary Ann, the ultimate dilemma." The question of which of these two characters men prefer endured long after the end of the series. "You can go anywhere and say 'Ginger or Mary Ann?' You don't have to say what show it is. Everybody gets it. And I always win."{{cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Adam |title=Dawn Wells, wholesome castaway on 'Gilligan's Island,' dies of covid-19 at 82 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/dawn-wells-dead/2020/12/30/c7546744-b84a-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=January 2, 2021}}
=Film=
Wells had small roles in the early-1960s films Palm Springs Weekend and The New Interns, and later starred with Michael Dante in the independent 1975 film Winterhawk, playing a Western settler kidnapped by a Native American chief. Her other films include The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Return to Boggy Creek, Lover's Knot, Soulmates, Forever for Now, and Super Sucker. In fall 2011, she began filming Silent but Deadly (originally titled Hotel Arthritis),{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/silent-but-deadly-film-review-680044|title=Silent But Deadly: Film Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 13, 2014 |access-date=June 26, 2017}} a comedy horror film released in 2012.
=Theater=
Following Gilligan's Island, Wells embarked on a theater career, appearing in nearly 100 theatrical productions as of July 2009. She spent the majority of the 1970s and 1980s touring in theater productions, notably the second national (bus and truck) tour of Neil Simon's Chapter Two (in the role of Jennie Malone), and replacing Lorna Luft as Sonia Walsk in the second national tour of They're Playing Our Song.{{Cite web|title=Dawn Wells – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/dawn-wells-521821|access-date=January 1, 2021|website=ibdb.com}}{{RS|date=March 2025}} She also had a one-woman show at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 1985.{{cite news |last=Lenker |first=Maureen Lee |date=December 30, 2020 |title=Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' dies at 82 |url=https://ew.com/tv/dawn-wells-mary-ann-gilligans-island-dies-at-82/ |access-date=January 4, 2021 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=EN}}
=MeTV=
In May 2016, Wells was named marketing ambassador to MeTV Network, which had begun airing reruns of Gilligan's Island.{{cite web |date=May 5, 2016 |title=Dawn Wells joins MeTV as 'marketing ambassador' |url=https://www.robertfeder.com/2016/05/05/dawn-wells-joins-metv-as-marketing-ambassador/ |access-date=February 23, 2018 |website=robertfeder.com}}
Humanitarian activities
For several years, Wells operated a business, Wishing Wells Collections, making clothing for people with limited mobility. She was the founder of the Idaho Film and Television Institute, a not-for-profit, educational organization with "a vision of education, technical training and economic development in Southeastern Idaho".
Wells organized and founded SpudFest, an annual family film and festival in Driggs, Idaho, which was sponsored by Idaho Potatoes.{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2006 |title=Famous Television Castaway Dawn Wells of Gilligan's Island Fame Draws Fans at FMI |url=https://idahopotato.com/pressroom/famous-television-castaway-dawn-wells-of-gilligans-island-fame-draws-fans-at-fmi |access-date=September 9, 2022 |publisher=Idaho Potato Commission |language=en}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/spudfest-coming-soon/article_4728970a-3e2a-5c0d-a5ef-0aa35a3a9d1a.html|title=BSpudfest Coming Soon|website=Rexburg Standard Journal|date=July 10, 2007 |access-date=July 10, 2007}}
SpudFest held festivals from 2004 to 2008, and showcased film premieres, and included in-person festival appearances by classic TV icons, including Barbara Eden of I Dream of Jeannie and actor Lou Ferrigno, who portrayed The Incredible Hulk.{{cite news|url=https://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/spudfest-coming-soon/article_4728970a-3e2a-5c0d-a5ef-0aa35a3a9d1a.html|title=Spudfest Coming Soon|date=July 10, 2007 |access-date=July 10, 2007}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.progressivegrocer.com/former-tv-icons-will-join-idaho-potato-commission-fresh-summit|title=Former TV Icons Will Join Idaho Potato Commission At Fresh Summit|access-date=October 5, 2006}}
Wells also lent her support to the Denver Foundation, a West Virginia charity chaired by Dreama Denver, widow of Wells' Gilligan's Island co-star Bob Denver. In November 2009, she appeared at the Denver Foundation's Christmas Wish Celebrity Auction, helping to raise funds for the disabled and disadvantaged in West Virginia.
Personal life and death
Wells married Larry Rosen, a talent agent, on October 27, 1962. The couple had no children, and divorced in 1967.{{cite book |last=Pilato |first=Herbie |date=2014 |title=Glamour, Gidgets, and the Girl Next Door: Television's Iconic Women from the 50s, 60s, and 70s |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FbyCBAAAQBAJ&q=%22dawn+wells%22+rosen&pg=PA147 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |page=147 |isbn=978-1589799707}}
In 2018, a GoFundMe page was set up to help Wells cope with financial trouble from medical care after a fall.{{cite web |last=Dugan |first=Christina |date=September 7, 2018 |title=Gilligan's Island Star Dawn Wells 'Embarrassed' but 'Flattered' After GoFundMe Raises $130K |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/gilligan%E2%80%99s-island-star-dawn-wells-embarrassed-but-flattered-after-gofundme-raises-dollar130k/ar-BBN1eiO |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908193706/http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/gilligan%E2%80%99s-island-star-dawn-wells-embarrassed-but-flattered-after-gofundme-raises-dollar130k/ar-BBN1eiO |archive-date=September 8, 2018 |access-date=February 3, 2019 |publisher=MSN}}{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/gilligans-island-star-dawn-wells-says-she-is-grateful-for-friends-and-fans-who-care-while-suffering-financially |title='Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells says she is 'grateful' for 'friends and fans who care' while suffering financially |last=Nolasco |first=Stephanie |date=September 7, 2018 |publisher=Fox News |access-date=February 3, 2019}}
In June 2020, Wells's manager revealed in court documents that Wells was suffering from dementia.{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2020 |title='Gilligan's Island' Star Dawn Wells Has Dementia, Gets Restraining Order |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/27/gilligans-island-dawn-wells-dementia-mary-ann-restraining-order/ |access-date=January 15, 2021 |website=TMZ |language=en}}
Wells died from COVID-19 in Los Angeles, on December 30, 2020, at age 82, during the COVID-19 pandemic in California.{{cite web|last=Pedersen|first=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 |publisher=MSN}}{{cite news |last=Saperstein |first=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/ |website=Variety|date=December 30, 2020}}{{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}}{{Cite news|date=December 30, 2020|title=Gilligan's Island actress Dawn Wells dies of Covid complications|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55493964|access-date=December 31, 2020}} The week before her death, she had recorded a Happy New Year video to be released on the holiday.{{Cite web|title=Dawn Wells Wishes Fans a Happy 2021 in Final Video Message|url=https://extratv.com/2020/12/31/dawn-wells-wishes-fans-a/|access-date=January 12, 2021|website=Extra|language=en}}{{Cite AV media |title=Dawn Wells' Rapid Deterioration in Final Days With COVID-19 |via=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFrigIYOGhY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/vFrigIYOGhY |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=January 12, 2021 |date=December 31, 2020 }}{{cbignore}}
Filmography
Sources:{{cite web|title=Dawn Wells|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/204049%7C37156/Dawn-Wells|access-date=December 31, 2020|publisher=TCM|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Dawn Wells|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/dawn_wells|access-date=December 31, 2020|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Dawn Wells|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dawn-wells/credits/146755|access-date=December 31, 2020|website=TV Guide|language=en}}
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- 1961: Wagon Train – "The Captain Dan Brady Story" as Mrs. Murray
- 1961: The Everglades as Piney{{cite web|title=Everglades|date=July 23, 2015 |url=https://fiftiesweb.com/tv/everglades/|access-date=December 31, 2020|publisher=Fifties Web}}
- 1961: The Cheyenne Show – "Lone Patrol" as Sarah Claypool{{cite web|title=Lone Patrol|url=http://www.tvgems.net/lone-patrol/|access-date=December 31, 2020|website=TV Gems|date=July 12, 2020 }}
- 1961: Maverick – "The Deadly Image" as Caprice Rambeau
- 1961: 77 Sunset Strip – 4 episodes as Yvonne Martell/Judy Rogers/Nixie Martin/Connie Kenwood
- 1961: Tales of Wells Fargo – "Kelly's Clover Girls" as Molly
- 1961–1962: Surfside 6 – 2 episodes as June/Consuelo Hernandez
- 1962: Hawaiian Eye – 2 episodes as Carolyn Barnes/Lois Corey
- 1962: Bonanza – "The Way Station" as Marty Johnson
- 1962: It's a Man's World – 2 episodes as Molly
- 1962: Lawman – "No Contest" as Elly Stratton
- 1963: Palm Springs Weekend as Girl at Police Station(uncredited)
- 1963: Ripcord – "Willie" as Evvie Eden
- 1963: Laramie – "The Violent Ones" as Millie
- 1964: The New Interns{{cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |author-link=Bosley Crowther |date=August 20, 1964 |title=George Segal Stars in 'The New Interns' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/08/20/archives/george-segal-stars-in-the-new-interns.html |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=The New York Times}}
- 1964: The Joey Bishop Show – "Joey and Roberta Sherwood Play a Benefit"
- 1964–1967: Gilligan's Island (98 episodes)
- 1967: The Invaders – "Dark Outpost"
- 1967: The Wild Wild West – "The Night of the Headless Woman" as Betsy Jeffers S3 E17
- 1968: Bonanza – "The Burning Sky" as Moon Holt
- 1975: Winterhawk{{cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Winterhawk |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/winterhawk-1975 |access-date=December 31, 2020 |website=RogerEbert.com}}
- 1976: The Town That Dreaded Sundown{{cite web|last=Hendricks|first=Nancy|title=Town That Dreaded Sundown, The|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/town-that-dreaded-sundown-the-movies-7819/|access-date=December 30, 2020|publisher=Encyclopedia of Arkansas}}
- 1977: Return to Boggy Creek{{cite web|last=Bledsoe|first=C.L.|title=The Legend of Boggy Creek|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/the-legend-of-boggy-creek-movie-2192/|access-date=December 31, 2020|publisher=Encyclopedia of Arkansas}}
- 1978: Rescue from Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
- 1979: The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
- 1980: The Love Boat "The Family Plan/The Promoter/May the Best Man Win/Forever Engaged/The Judges" as Valerie Madden
- 1981: The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
- 1982–1983: Gilligan's Planet – voices of Mary Ann and Ginger Grant
- 1983: High School U.S. (TV movie){{cite news|last=Tramel|first=Jimmie|date=March 24, 2016|title=Pop culture: Crispin Glover has no regrets about turning down sitcoms|work=Tulsa World|url=https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/pop-culture-crispin-glover-has-no-regrets-about-turning-down-sitcoms/article_5cab7e7a-ed91-514c-bf36-04816be3d8c8.html|access-date=December 31, 2020}}
- 1983: Family Feud: "Gilligan's Island vs. Hawaiian Eye"
- 1983: Family Feud: "Gilligan's Island vs. Lost in Space"{{cite web|title=Family Feud: Gilligan's Island vs Lost in Space|url=http://www.tvparty.com/1-lis-batman.html|access-date=December 31, 2020|publisher=TV party}}
- 1983: Family Feud: "Gilligan's Island vs. Batman"{{cite web|date=April 17, 2017|title=The casts of 'Gilligan's Island' and 'Batman' competed on an episode of 'Family Feud'|url=https://www.metv.com/stories/the-casts-of-gilligans-island-and-batman-competed-on-an-episode-of-family-feud|access-date=December 31, 2020|publisher=MeTV}}
- 1987: Growing Pains: "Carnival" as Myrtle
- 1987: Growing Pains: "Broadway Bound" as Casting Receptionist
- 1987: ALF – "Somewhere Over the Rerun" as Mary Ann
- 1988: The Late Show with Ross Shafer
- 1989: The Princess and the Dwarf
- 1992: Soulmates as Lucille Perkins
- 1992: Baywatch – "Now Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale" as Mary Ann
- 1993: Columbo - "It's All in the Game"
- 1994: Space Ghost Coast to Coast – "Gilligan" as herself
- 1995: Roseanne – "Sherwood Schwartz: A Loving Tribute" as Darlene
- 1996: Lover's Knot
- 1997: "Mary Ann" – music video by the alternative band Squirtgun, appearing as Mary Ann
- 2000: The Man Show – episode 206, as herself
- 2001: Surviving Gilligan's Island as herself (TV movie)
- 2002: Super Sucker
- 2004: Forever for Now
- 2005: Girlfriends as herself
- 2010: RuPaul's Drag U – "A Star Is Born Again" as herself{{Cite news|date=December 28, 2011|title='Gilligan's' Dawn Wells on her Chicago show - Windy City Times News|url=https://www.windycitytimes.com/m/APPredirect.php?AID=35437|access-date=January 4, 2021|website=Windy City Times}}
- 2012: Hotel Arthritis{{cite news|last=Valadez|first=Eloise Marie|title=Actress Dawn Wells knows her way around the kitchen|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/niche/shore/discover-articles/actress-dawn-wells-knows-her-way-around-the-kitchen/article_eae4a84d-abb2-53f0-9b72-daa32ff47c8e.html|access-date=January 4, 2021|website=nwitimes.com|date=December 28, 2011 |language=en}}
- 2013: Chopped – "Chopped Celebrity Holiday Bash"{{Cite web|last=Russo|first=Maria|title=Introducing: Dawn Wells from the Chopped Celebrity Holiday Bash|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/shows/2013/11/dawn-wells-chopped-celebrity-holiday-bash}}
- 2016: The Bold and the Beautiful 1 episode as Alice
- 2019: The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants – "The Ghastly Danger of the Ghost Dentist" as Gumbalina Toothington
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Books
- Wells, Dawn (with Ken Beck and Jim Clark). (1993) Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook. Nashville, Tenn.: Rutledge Hill Press.
- Wells, Dawn (with Steve Stinson). (2014) What Would Mary Ann Do?: A Guide to Life. Lanham, Md.: Taylor Trade Publishing.
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