Lillian Culver(1896-1999)
- Actress
Lillian (Roberts) Culver was born in Loveland, Colorado, the daughter
of William Porter Roberts and Clara Ellen Lackey. Her ancestors
included Brigadier General Isaac Roberts of the War of 1812 and Anne
(Robertson)(Johnston) Cockrill, heroine of the Revolutionary War and
sister of James Robertson, "the father of Tennessee." She was an
aspiring actress in silent movies when she met Harry H. Culver in 1915;
they were married a short while later. She gave up her acting career
until her husband's death August 17, 1946, whereupon she played small
speaking roles in movies and guested on several television
shows.
