Dawn Wells News

It's been years since I've really been nervous about doing an interview, but one I did last Sunday called for at least a slight case of nerves; I really wanted this one to go especially well.

An upcoming fundraiser will give people in both Virginias the opportunity to buy celebrity memorabilia and actually meet one of the world's most famous castaways and baker of banana cream pies.

Dawn Wells, who played the character Mary Ann on the classic television show "Gilligan's Island," will appear next week at the Denver Foundation's Christmas Wish Celebrity Auction.

Singer-guitarist Chuck Berry is 83. Actress Dawn Wells is 71. Actor Joe Morton is 62.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 18-24: Oct. 18: Singer-guitarist Chuck Berry is 83.

Hey, it's National Potato Month! If you find yourself making potato-oriented meals and you just hate peeling the spuds, Dawn Wells from Gilligan's Island is here to help.

I was wrong. Boy, was I wrong. There is so much more to this story than you can imagine.

I was wrong. Boy, was I wrong. There is so much more to this story than you can imagine.

The cast of "Gilligan's Island" is shown in this 1978 photo. Front row are Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson.

The sound of an auction is the same wherever you go. But at Dawn Wells home, it's something a bit more special.

Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann on TV's "Gilligan's Island," plans to cast away the contents of her eastern Idaho home at an auction on Saturday.