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- Birth nameRobb White III
- Writer Robb White was partnered with "gimmick horror film" king William Castle during Castle's most popular and productive period. Born in the Philippines, White was a preacher's son who held a wide variety of jobs before landing in the Navy during World War II. He initially collaborated with Castle on the short-lived TV series Men of Annapolis (1957), then joined forces with the enterprising producer-director on the horror thrillers Macabre (1958), House on Haunted Hill (1959), The Tingler (1959), Homicidal (1961), and the kiddie-oriented 13 Ghosts (1960). He later went back to TV writing, including Perry Mason (1957).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom Weaver <TomWeavr@aol.com>
- SpousesRosalie "Rodie" Mason(1937 - 1964) (divorced, 3 children)Joan Gannon(? - December 29, 1982) (divorced, 1 child)
- Father of NPR commentator and author ("Mama Makes Up Her Mind", "Sleeping at the Starlight Motel") Bailey White.
- He and his second wife, Joan Gannon, a successful stockbroker in Beverly Hills, California, owned a basset hound named Juan MacGregor. This was the name of a character in his 1964 young adult novel about a pilot during World War II in the Pacific arena, "The Survivor".
- He had three children with wife Rosalie: Robb, Barbara and June.
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