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Mabel Albertson was an American actress and director. She was best known for her role as Mona Robinson on the television sitcom "The Mothers-in-Law" (1967–1969). She also appeared in films such as "The Apartment" (1960), "The Thrill of It All" (1963), and "The Fortune Cookie" (1966). Albertson was born on July 24, 1901 in Lynn, Massachusetts. She began her career in vaudeville and made her Broadway debut in the play "The Poor Nut" in 1925. She went on to appear in numerous Broadway productions, including "The Women" (1936), "The Voice of the Turtle" (1943), and "The Solid Gold Cadillac" (1953). Albertson made her film debut in the comedy "The Apartment" (1960). She went on to appear in films such as "The Thrill of It All" (1963), "The Fortune Cookie" (1966), and "The Great Race" (1965). She also directed the television movie "The Great Houdini" (1976). Albertson won an Emmy Award for her performance in "The Mothers-in-Law" (1967–1969). She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "The Apartment" (1960). Albertson died on September 28, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. She was 81 years old.

Popular As Mabel Ida Albertson
Occupation actress,director
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 24 July 1901
Birthday 24 July
Birthplace Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Date of death 28 September, 1982
Died Place Santa Monica, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Mabel Albertson Height, Weight & Measurements

At 81 years old, Mabel Albertson height is 5' 4" (1.63 m) .

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Height 5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Who Is Mabel Albertson's Husband?

Her husband is Ken Englund (November 1936 - 17 January 1951) ( divorced), Harold Austin Ripley (1923 - 1928) ( divorced) ( 2 children)

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Husband Ken Englund (November 1936 - 17 January 1951) ( divorced), Harold Austin Ripley (1923 - 1928) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
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Mabel Albertson Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Mabel Albertson worth at the age of 81 years old? Mabel Albertson’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Mabel Albertson's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Actress

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1959

When, at 50, Mabel Albertson was given the supporting role of Mrs. Carter, young actress Aileen Stanley Jr. 's mother in a Warner Bros. Technicolor musical romance, little did she know that she was starting out a movie and TV career in which she would shine as "the ultimate haughty judgmental (often wealthy) mother-in-law (or mother, or stepmother, or auntie)" in an impressive series of films, TV films or TV series episodes. Mabel Albertson's comic gifts helped her to make these generally obnoxious characters hilarious. She is indeed memorable as Jerry Lewis' mother-in-law in Don't Give Up The Ship (1959), as George Hamilton's mother in All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960) or the domineering mother-in-law of poor Anthony Franciosa in Period of Adjustment (1962). On television, Tom Ewell, Dick Van Dyke and Dick Sargent, among others, were given the same treatment by their screen mother. Even at 50 years of age, Mabel Albertson was no newcomer to the business.

1928

She had tried her hand in films twice (in 1928 and 1940) but without much success.

1920

In fact, she had been a successful vaudeville performer in the 1920s, a radio star in the 1930s and a theater actress and director in the 1940s.

1908

Her first husband Harold Austin Ripley (Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT, 1908 - 1987) was the son of William Chauncey Ripley (b. Montague, Franklin Co., MA, 1879) and wife Ella May (b. 1882). They had a daughter Patricia Ripley, married, and a son George Howe Ripley.

1880

Born in Essex Co. and died in Los Angeles Co., daughter of Russian Jewish immigrant parents Leopold Albertson, a shoemaker born in Russia on 14 May 1880, and wife (married in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, 25 Dec 1900) Flora Kraft, born in Russia on 25 Dec 1879 and died in Los Angeles Co., CA, 30 Jun 1955, who married secondly in Lynn, Essex Co., MA, 1 June 1910 Alexander Eliss Ehrlich, a barber born in Russia 5 Aug 1884 and died in Los Angeles Co., CA, 26 Jan 1973.