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    Fans of ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Dawn Wells Help Pay Off Debt: 'I’m Appreciative'

    September 24, 2018

    "Gilligan's Island" star Dawn Wells is thrilled by all the help she's received since it was revealed she is in financial trouble. Her longtime friend and hairstylist Dugg Kirkpatrick set up a GoFundMe page in August called "Help Dawn Wells" and wrote that “Dawn needs $194,000 to alleviate penalties by the IRS.” The page raised more than $195,000 for the struggling actress, who told Inside Edition that she's going to spend the money paying back what she owes. "It is scary," Wells, 79, said of debt she racked up.

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