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Tina Louise, last surviving ‘Gilligan’s Island’ star, reveals truth about Dawn Wells
New York Post ^ | December 30, 2020 | Doree Leewak

Posted on 12/31/2020 6:58:42 PM PST by CheshireTheCat

Dawn Wells, the real-life Mary Ann Summers of “Gilligan’s Island,” was just as sunny and down-to-earth off-screen as she was on-screen, her co-star Tina Louise, the show’s only surviving cast member, told The Post Wednesday.

Louise, who played the indelible flame-haired Ginger Grant on the CBS show, spoke fondly of Wells, who died at age 82 Wednesday in Los Angeles after battling COVID-19.

“I’m very sad,” said Louise, who infamously declined to appear in revivals and reboots or discuss the show over the decades since it ended in 1967.

“Dawn was a very wonderful person. I want people to remember her as someone who always had a smile on her face,” said Louise, who lives on Manhattan’s East Side. “Nothing is more important than family and she was family. She will always be remembered.”...

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To: A_perfect_lady

Okay. I haven’t seen that one.
I’ll keep my eye out for it.


61 posted on 01/01/2021 7:32:03 AM PST by oldvirginian (The glass isn't half full, it's half empty because the damned thing is cracked and leaking)
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To: CheshireTheCat

I remember Tina Louise guested on “The Magician” (73-74) with Bill Bixby as an actress who was typecast and couldn’t get any parts.


62 posted on 01/01/2021 8:09:13 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: BipolarBob

My Tractor Supply doesn’t have any.


63 posted on 01/01/2021 8:11:55 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: albie

My mother is her age and just got through COVID. (As we all did at Christmas, but she started it.)


64 posted on 01/01/2021 9:04:48 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
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To: jerod

Kinda mesmerizing...


65 posted on 01/01/2021 9:05:07 AM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: Ferndina

Zithromax is supposed to be part of that regimen.


66 posted on 01/01/2021 9:08:52 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
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To: AppyPappy

“Bob had 3 ex-wives. He had to worry about money.”

No one’s perfect, and my 4th is better than all 3 combined.


67 posted on 01/01/2021 11:55:22 AM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: Jane Long

That’s Excellent. I’m sure you feel a lot safer now. It’s criminal that the medical authorities and the state is not doing anything to get these medications available to everyone. It’s unheard of. We have turned into an evil society. I’m afraid it’s going to get even worse after Jan 20


68 posted on 01/01/2021 2:07:45 PM PST by LibFreeUSA ( )
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To: LibFreeUSA

I’m afraid it’s going to get even worse after Jan 20


Same here....if a miracle doesn’t happen :-(

My Ivermec pills are a ‘script, but....you can get the paste, as many others have stated. Might not be a bad idea, as a just in case back up.

We keep it on hand (by the gal!) for our cows, and in tubes, for the horses.


69 posted on 01/01/2021 3:18:55 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow,)
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To: Trumpet 1

Dawn Wells said some snarky things about Ginger / Tina Louise in the movie below.

Surviving Gilligan’s Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (TV Movie) (co-executive producer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM4MfrBh59w

Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surviving_Gilligan%27s_Island


70 posted on 01/01/2021 3:37:16 PM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: lee martell
I have always been surprised Tina Louise wasn’t seen in more acting roles after Gilligan’s Island.

Real good point I have to look up her filmography.

71 posted on 01/01/2021 4:55:13 PM PST by X-FID (Trump 2020)
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To: X-FID

She appeared in a Married With Children episode, that I know.


72 posted on 01/01/2021 4:55:46 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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