Posted on 09/07/2018 2:13:58 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant
[Now up to $108,515.]
"Gilligan's Island" star Dawn Wells, known for her iconic role as Mary Ann Summers on the popular series, told Fox News she is going through financial dire straits but was surprised to learn of a GoFundMe page set up to help her pay her bills.
"Although Dawn won’t deny that she is indeed having a rough time,” her rep told Fox News, “she has been keeping her wits about herself and like so many others is doing her best to overcome difficult times."
He added that the Wells, 79, has not decided yet whether she will use the funds or return them.
“She was caught completely unaware of her well-intended friend's creation of a GoFundMe page. At this time, it has not yet been decided whether she will return the funds so generously donated by her fans and friends or if it will go into a trust/fund that would help alleviate the previously mentioned issues.
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Barbara Eden’s only child died when he was in his 30s in 2001, and it was very hard for her. That might be the sadness you noticed.
I will not be there but but my memories will be. Here’s a link to an estate sale to enjoy over your extended weekend.
https://www.estatesales.net/CA/Valley-Village/91607/2013612
https://twitter.com/therealmaryann/status/1048574430560112646
I will not be there but but my memories will be. Here’s a link to an estate sale to enjoy over your extended weekend.
https://www.estatesales.net/CA/Valley-Village/91607/2013612
https://twitter.com/therealmaryann/status/1048574430560112646
She’s been married twice, but no kids. Another little-known factoid: during the run of “Gilligan’s Island,” Ms. Wells became very close to Natalie Schafer, who played Mrs. Howell. Ms. Schafer was never a big star, but she was a very savvy investor and accumulated a tidy fortune.
When Schaefer’s health began to decline at the end of her life, Dawn Wells became her primary care-giver. Upon her passing in 1991, Schafer left $1.5 million to the Actor’s Fund Retirement Home in New Jersey, which named a new wing in her honor. The rest of her estate reportedly went to Dawn Wells, who has refused to comment about the money. If Wells did inherit a sizable amount from her former co-star, that money is apparently long-gone.
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