Dawn Wells

She married talent agent Larry Rosen in 1962, but the marriage did not last long and culminated into divorce in 1967.

She faced arrest by Idaho police for reckless driving and possession of marijuana on October 18, 2007 and was found guilty of the former. She served six months of unsupervised probation apart from giving a fine.

Her humanitarian and charitable works include running her own clothing line ‘Wishing Wells Collections’ for physically challenged people and supporting Denver Foundation among others. She is also a spokeswoman for ‘Idaho Potatoes’.

Dawn Elberta Wells was born on October 18, 1938, in Reno, Nevada, US.

She studied at the Reno High School and later majored in chemistry from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. She graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle with a degree in theatre arts and design in 1960. She remained an Alpha Chi Omega sorority member.

She stepped into the world of glamour and entertainment while still a student which saw her taking part and winning the crown of Miss Nevada in 1959. Thereafter, she represented the state in the Miss America 1960 beauty pageant that was held on September 12, 1959 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey and broadcast on CBS.

Her Hollywood debut happened with the ABC aired American drama TV series ‘The Roaring 20s’. This was followed by other TV series features including in ‘The Everglades’, ‘The Cheyenne Show’ and ‘Maverick’ in 1961; ‘Bonanza’ and ‘It's a Man's World’ in 1962 and ‘Laramie’ in 1963.

Her first appearance in a film was as a featured extra in a non-speaking role in the 1963 Warner Bros. bedroom comedy ‘Palm Springs Weekend’. It had Troy Donahue, Stefanie Powers, Connie Stevens, Ty Hardin and Robert Conrad in starring roles.

She played the role of Bobbie in the June 1, 1964 released American film ‘The New Interns’. The film was a sequel of the drama film’ The Interns’ (1962) and had Michael Callan and Dean Jones in lead roles.

Her big break came with the popular American sitcom ‘Gilligan's Island’ that was created and produced by American TV producer Sherwood Schwartz through ‘United Artists Television’. The series originally ran on CBS for 3 seasons from September 1964 to April 1967 and garnered solid ratings during its original run.

She and Tina Louise are the only two surviving cast members of ‘Gilligan's Island’.