Tina Louise, now the last surviving star of the beloved TV series “Gilligan’s Island” from the 1960s, paid tribute to her late costar Dawn Wells on Wednesday.
‘I will always remember Dawn’s kindness to me. We participated in creating a cultural beacon that continues to comfort and make people smile during this difficult time, ‘said a tweet on the 86-year-old star’s official Twitter account. “I hope people will remember her the way I do – always with a smile on her face.”
Louise played the red-headed film star Ginger Grant in the CBS sitcom. She was a glamorous film for Wells’ beautiful girlfriend next to Mary Ann Summers on the unknown desert island, where they were contacted along with other patrons of the infamous’ three-hour tour ‘. Wells died Wednesday of complications due to COVID-19. She was 82.
In the New York Post, Louise described her costar as a ‘very wonderful person’.
‘Nothing is more important than family and she was a family. She will always be remembered, ”Louise said.
‘Gilligan’s Island’ plays Bob Denver as the title character, Alan Hale Jr. (the skipper), Jim Backus (the millionaire), Natalie Schafer (his wife), Russell Johnson (the professor), Wells and Louise. The comedy of the ensemble situation was insulted by TV critics and broadcast only from 1964 to 1967. It nevertheless continued and followed a cult that followed years later in a syndication.
“I only spent three years on it,” Louise told The Times in 1992. The series was so successful, she added, because ‘everyone played their part right. Everyone wants to be on a desert island. It covers everyone’s fantasy, because there is someone for everyone. ”