Those first two "Gilligan's Island" questions can be explained (they're Howells, and fixing the Minnow would've ended the show). But the other query remains. As we noted when marking Dawn Wells' 74th ...

Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann Summers, the ponytailed innocent trapped for years on "Gilligan's Island," turns 74 Thursday. Stop a minute, build a radio out of coconuts and let that sink in: ...

We here at Chron.com are always fond of sharing milestones with our readers that remind them just how old we are all getting. Consider this one of those instances. Dawn Wells, the actress who played ...

We know the true answer, thanks to The Professor. I'll explain in a moment. But for decades, the debate has raged among men of a certain age, mostly those of us post-boomers who grew up during TV’s ...

Did the actors who played Ginger and Mary Ann get along? Incredibly, even though Gilligan’s Island went off the air over 50 years ago, fans still want to know: did Tina Louise who played Ginger, and ...

Ever since the premiere of the CBS sitcom “Gilligan’s Island” 50 years ago, people have been asking the burning question: Ginger or Mary Ann? While some fans of the broad comedy series about seven ...