It may be surprising to learn that actress Raquel Welch almost got the role of the sweet and good-natured Mary Ann over Dawn ...

From left to right, Dawn Wells as Mary Ann Summers, and Bob Denver as Gilligan, on set of the episode “Voodoo Something to Me” on July 9, 1964. On Aug. 12, 1964, “Gilligan’s Island” cast ...

The actress, who died on Tuesday of COVID-19 complications, spoke with PEOPLE in 2018 about her outfits on the show: "Even back then, sex sells" When Gilligan's Island premiered in 1964 ...

The shipwrecked castaways awaken to find themselves marooned on an uncharted island, so Gilligan ... exchange prisoners. After Gilligan is unable to save Mary Ann from drowning in the lagoon ...