(He was even commissioned by The Beatles to design their suits.)Ĭardin helped change the business of fashion forever as a proponent of prêt-à-porter – ready-to-wear, affordable designer clothes, which he sold in department stores.

By the 1960s Cardin's avant-garde, Space Age designs made with non-traditional materials, like vinyl, had defined the decade. He entered the business at age 14, and would go on to work for Christian Dior, who helped Cardin establish his own house when he was barely 30. Ullstein Bild/Bill Ray, Life Magazine via Getty ImagesĪ designer who never stopped challenging convention, the Italian-born Pierre Cardin (July 2, 1922-December 29, 2020) took on the titans of French couture. In 2016 'Sunday Morning' correspondent Mo Rocca visited with Wells in Marshfield, Missouri (home to the Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival), where Wells has a spot on the town's Walk of Fame, right next to aviators Charles Lindbergh Amelia Earhart. She also help found The Elephant Sanctuary, a refuge in Tennessee developed for African and Asian elephants. Her stage appearances included 'Chapter Two,' 'The Odd Couple,' 'They're Playing Our Song!,' 'Love Letters' and 'The Vagina Monologues.' She ran a boot camp for actors in Idaho, where she also helped found a film and music festival, Spud Fest. Her other TV appearances included 'Maverick,' '77 Sunset Strip,' 'Hawaiian Eye,' 'Bonanza,' 'The Love Boat' and 'Fantasy Island.' But her most famous part far outlasted the three years spent on 'Gilligan's Island.' Wells recreated the role in spin-off movies (such as 'Rescue From Gilligan's Island' and 'The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island') and the animated series 'Gilligan's Planet,' and even made cameo appearances in character on 'Baywatch' and 'Alf.'

The Associated Press contributed to this gallery.Ī Miss America contestant from Reno, Nevada, Dawn Wells (October 18, 1938-December 30, 2020) pivoted from medical studies to an acting career, and earned immortality after a fashion while wearing a gingham dress (or belly button-covering shorts) as the wholesome Mary Ann Summers, one of seven shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom 'Gilligan's Island.' A look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.īy senior producer David Morgan.

My inner fish book