Dawn Wells as Miss Nevada in 1959.
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Dawn Elberta Wells was born in Reno, Nevada.
Actress Dawn Wells played Mary Ann Summers on the CBS
television series Gilligan’s Island (1964-1967). She later
opened boot camp for actors. Wells gained the title of Miss
Nevada after competing in the Miss America pageant. She
made her TV debut in a 1961 episode of The Everglades,
playing the character Piney.
TIM MAGUIRE
The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957,
on CBS. After the series ended in 1957, however, a modified version continued
for three more seasons with 13 one-hour specials; it ran from 1957 to 1960. It
was first known as The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show and later in reruns as The
Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour.
The show, which was the first scripted television program to be shot on 35 mm
film in front of a studio audience, won five Emmy Awards and received numerous nominations.
I Love Lucy is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential sitcoms
in history. In 2012, it was voted the ‘Best TV Show of All Time’ in a survey taken
by ABC News and People Magazine.
On the I LOVE LUCY set.
Carole Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall starred as Laverne DeFazio in the ABC sitcom Laverne &
Shirley (1976-1983), then went on to become a director of such films as
Awakenings (1990), A League of Their Own (1992) and Big (1998), both
starring Tom Hanks. With Big, she became the first female director to have
a film gross over $100 million. She started tap dancing at the age of three
and began her acting career with guest-starring appearances on The Odd
Couple, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Happy Days.
Original release on CBS/ABC: October 4, 1957 – June 20, 1963.
The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.
Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers turned 68 in June.
Tony Lee Dow turned 71 in April.
From left: Bill Bixby and Ray Walston.
The TV sitcom My Favorite Martian aired on CBS from September 29, 1963,
to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes (75 in black and white: 1963–65, 32 color:
1965–66). The show starred Ray Walston as Uncle Martin (the Martian) and
Bill Bixby as Tim O’Hara.
