Robie Lester
Birth Name:
Roberta Lester
Birth Place:
Megargel, Texas, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Devoted much of her time to fund raising and crusading for animal rights in her later years
- Majored in music at the University of California, Los Angeles
- Married producer Geoff Eccleston who survived her after her death to cancer at the age of 75
- Disney tunesmiths Richard and Robert Sherman brought her to the attention of Disney's in-house record label
- Joined the United States Air Corps after spending a few years in Detroit
- Recorded more single Disney records than any other performer, teaching children to read as the Disneyland Story Reader and various characters
- Known as the singing voice behind Eva Gabor in "The AristoCats" and "The Rescuers․"
- Was surprised to discover that a fan base had grown up around her work after her retirement
- Though she was born in Texas, she was raised in northern Ontario, Canada
- Retired to Fillmore, Calif․, to write novels