getting away from baseball for a bit.......................... Dawn Alberta Wells was born October 18th 1938 in Reno, Nevada. She first attended college at the elite Stephens College in Missouri, majoring in chemistry. She then fell in love with acting & transferred to the University of Washington at Seattle, finishing with a Degree in Theater. By 1959 the brunette Ms. Wells was crowned Miss Nevada & represented that state in the 1960 Miss America Pageant, held in Atlantic City. She soon moved to Hollywood. In 1962 she married talent agent Larry Rosen, who helped her career. They would divorce in 1967 & have no children. She appeared in many TV shows of the early sixties, until landing the role she is forever remembered for, Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island. Gilligan's' Island , was a big show for, me & millions of my generation. We were first generation in it's reruns, whether after school or later at night. The simple show, kept us laughing at its si
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