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Mary Lee Robb
Mary Lee Robb Cline (February 15, 1926, – August 28, 2006)[1] was a radio actress during the 1940s and 1950s. Her name is sometimes seen as Marylee Robb.[2] Early lifeRobb was born in Streator, Illinois,[1] and lived much of her early life in Chicago.[2] Her father, Alex S. Robb, was an executive at NBC.[citation needed] In 1939 her family moved to Los Angeles, California, where she attended University High School and University of California, Los Angeles.[2] CareerRobb made her radio debut in 1947 on the Lum and Abner program.[1] She also appeared on The Penny Singleton Show.[3] As Mary Lee Robb, she is best known for playing Marjorie, Gildersleeve's niece, on The Great Gildersleeve, replacing Louise Erickson in that role.[4] A small role in a 1948 episode of that program led to the full-time role of Marjorie, which she played until 1954. Personal lifeRobb's first marriage, to Charles Vance Smith, ended in divorce.[1] Robb left acting in the mid-1950s in order to raise their son, Robb Smith, and daughter Alexandra.[citation needed] In 1983 she married William H. Cline, who died in 2005.[1] A year later, she died of heart failure at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California.[1] Mary Lee Robb was survived by her daughter Alexandra, son Robb, son-in-law Alex, and daughter-in-law Melissa. Robb also left behind her two grandchildren, Robbyn and Tyler.[citation needed] References
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