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- Birth nameMollie Gene Beachboard
- Molly Bee was born on August 18, 1939 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for Summer Love (1958), Chartroose Caboose (1960) and The Young Swingers (1963). She was married to Robert Dean Muncy, Ira Allen, James Arthur Larkin, Ken Miller and John Barnard Kipp. She died on February 7, 2009 in Oceanside, California, USA.
- SpousesRobert Dean Muncy(1986 - ?) (divorced)Ira Allen(June 23, 1977 - 1986) (divorced, 1 child)James Arthur Larkin(December 17, 1969 - October 11, 1973) (divorced, 2 children)Ken Miller(July 17, 1969 - November 6, 1969) (divorced)John Barnard Kipp(June 12, 1961 - April 12, 1962) (divorced)
- ChildrenBobbi CareyMichael AllenLia Genn
- Nominated for a Grammy Award for her ballad "(I Wish I Was A) Single Girl Again." Throughout the 1960s and 1970s she appeared regularly in Las Vegas, and performed at fairs and rodeos with such country performers as Johnny Cash.
- Among the singing stars who squired her around during her 1950s peak were Elvis Presley and Tommy Sands.
- Opened a dinner club in Oceanside, California called Molly Bee's in the early 1990s.
- Fell victim to drug addiction and had to take several years off to rebuild her life. She re-emerged in 1975 with "Good Golly Ms. Molly," this time on the Granite Records label. Her comeback was successful, producing two charting singles: "She Kept On Talking" and "Right Or Left at Oak Street." In 1982 she released her final album, "Sounds Fine to Me," and remained a popular concert draw.
- Over the last decade before her death, she fought non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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