Robb White
Robb white was born to Placidia White and Robb White Sr., Episcopal missionaries in Baguio,Luzon in the Phillines. White's father later became an Army chaplin, so Robb and his two Sisters traveled extensively before settling in the Southern U.S.
Robb was described by his sister as a "proverbial minister's son, a rebel against all rules and full of deviltry." White's rebellious spirit was evident when he was a young boy, as he once rolled eggs off of the roof of the church onto a Ladies Auxiliary meeting on the front lawn. From the age of 13 decided that he wanted to be a writer.
White lacked any formal education before he entered the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Afterwards, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and graduated as an ensign in 1931. Later he worked briefly as a draftsman and construction engineer for DuPont. While working at DuPont, he returned home each day and wrote from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. In 1931 he finally left Dupont after selling his first story to American Boy magazine for $100.
In his 1953 memoir Our Virgin Island, White says that by 1937 he "had been halfway round the world and back" and "sailed a schooner around the Atlantic for six months." While he attended a Boston-based "floating school" with only one student, White one night saw ashore from five miles out after the schooner was crippled in a storm.
In 1937, White married Rosalie "Rodie" Mason. The two settled in Sea Cow Bay on the island of Tortola. The insects were so bad on the island, that apparently White put his typewriter in a boat and wrote in the middle of the bay each day. The pair spent weeks sailing daily through the islands in search of a more suitable home.
One afternoon, as White and Rodie landed on what they thought was a large and well-known island, White and his wife walked off in opposite directions around the circumference of the island. Less than a half hour later, they realized they were on a tiny island - the eight-acre Marina Cay, which they purchased quickly for only $60.
The Whites lived on Marina for three years, carving a cistern into the rocky land and shipping in concrete to build a small, sturdy house. The Whites also weathered a typhoon, fended off a Nazi skipper, aided Jewish refugees, and recieved a suprise visit from his mother-in-law. All of these adventures are chronicled in his memoirs In Privateer's Bay (1939), Our Virgin Island (1953), and Two on the Isle (1985).
White was recalled to military duty when World War II broke out; he flew as a pilot, fought near his birthplace in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and served on battleships, submarines, and aircraft carriers; he earned eight medals and retired with the rank of lieutenant commander after five years of service.
It was also at this time that White and Rodie lost Marina Cay. The British government has never issued them a license to hold the land and now formally refused, stating that White's published writings misrepresented conditions in the British Virgin Islands.
Marina Cay is currently home to Pusser's Restaurant and Villa Rentals; the house that Robb and Rodie built now serves as a reading lounge. 
Writing
White truly loved his trade as a writer. He produced numerous articles and stories for The Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digers, Atlantic, Esquire, and Boy's Life, as well as the Naval Institutes Proceedings and various risqué publications. White also wrote for television shows, including "Men of Annapolis," and "The Silent Service."
White also wrote for films, teaming with horror film director William Castle in the early 60's. White and Castle turned out five films: Macabre, Homicidal, 13 Ghosts, The Tinger and House on Haunted Hill (the last two both featured Vincent Price).
Family
White was married three times throughout his life. His first wife, Rodie bore him three children: Robb White (A boat builder and carpenter whose website can be found here.), Barbara White (a Bureaucrat) and June White (aka Bailey White). White divorced Rodie in 1964 and subsequently married Joan Gammon and later Alice White, neither of which bore any children.
Of his three children, 
Bailey White is perhaps the most recognized. She is an author like her father as well as a regular radio commentator for NPR (National Public Radio) on the Program "All Things Considered."
