Mary Jane Higby (May 29, 1909 - February 1, 1986) was an American
actress in the era of old-time radio and the early years of
television. She is best known for her 18 years in the leading role on
When a Girl Marries.The daughter of vaudevillian parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Higby (known professionally as the Higby Players) Mary Jane
Higby was born in St. Louis, Missouri, "between a matinee and an
evening performance." According to a newspaper photograph's caption,
"literally she was carried on the stage by her theatrical parents as a
prop when she was only 2."Perhaps her earliest public performance
occurred when she was 5 years old. An article in the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch in 1914 listed Higby as one of "a number of helpful
children [who] will give a performance for the benefit of the
Post-Dispatch Pure Milk and Free Ice Fund." A later article cited
Higby as one of two "little performers" who were "brought out
repeatedly for their excellent work."Higby's radio debut came in 1932
"in singing and dramatic roles." In 1936, she played Desdemona in a
production of Shakespeare's Othello on KECA in Los Angeles,
California. She also participated in network radio that year as a part
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