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Mary plays Miss Spalding on CBS' Life with Luigi (Tues.)
MARY SHIPP
Only in radio can it happen that an actress can step from bobby-soxer roles right into the part of a dignified and mature schoolteacher. That's what pretty, blonde Mary Shipp has done. After years of playing Henry Aldrich's girl friend, Kathleen, on The Aldrich Family, she's now appearing as the sympathetic Miss Spalding on the comedy series, Life With Luigi (CBS, Tuesday, 9 P.M., EST).
Mary was born in Los Angeles. She began studying ballet at an early age and was a child actress at eight. While still a youngster at school, her outside activities included a tour in "The Little Princess" and other stock company stints for the old Egan Theatre.
Following her graduation from high school, Mary majored in drama at Los Angeles City College. Fresh out of college, she auditioned for the Becky Thatcher role and got it. Carroll O'Meara, veteran radio producer, gave her the job and he also gave her the first big break on a coast to coast series, The Packard Show.
In 1938, Mary Shipp was signed for a five-a-week show, The Phantom Pilot, starring Howard Duff. That was when she met Harry S. Ackerman, the program's producer. She became Mrs. Ackerman a year later and the newlyweds moved to New York City.
"I retired from radio for a while," she said, "but I found I missed acting so much I had to go back to work. I joined The Aldrich Family and The Milton Berle show.
In the summer of 1948, Harry Ackerman was appointed CBS Director of Programs in Hollywood. So, the whole family, Harry and Mary, four-yearold Susan, sixteen-months-old Stephen, nine-year-old Scottie Gramps and Ermentrude, the family cat, all packed up and moved to California. Harry Ackerman has since been made a vice president of the network, and continues as head of the Program Department.
Mary Shipp Ackerman combines home-making in suburban Westwood, with her radio career, these days, appearing regularly on the Life With Luigi program, as well as doing both comedy and dramatic roles on other programs. She happily adds that she has no other hobbies than home, radio and French lessons. "I leave hobbies to Harry," she said. "He has more of them than you can imagine and has enough enthusiasm for every one of them for the whole family."
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