[citation needed] Jordan was born Marian Irene Driscoll on April 15, 1898, in Peoria, Illinois.

[1] As a teenager and young adult, Driscoll gave music lessons and sang in choir at the church which she attended.

Jim enlisted in the army and was eventually stationed in France during World War I.

After the war ended, Jim stayed in Europe to do Vaudeville performances for wounded soldiers.

"[3] The show, for which Don Quinn was head writer, was the Jordans' first nationwide success.

[5] The Jordans and Don Quinn collaborated on the creation of a new show for Johnson Wax, Fibber McGee and Molly.

On April 16, 1935, Marian Jordan, her husband Jim, and writer Don Quinn, began broadcasting Fibber McGee and Molly, on the NBC Blue Network Chicago radio affiliate WMAQ.

"Molly" was written out of the radio show, and the program was renamed Fibber McGee and Company.

Those who knew Marian doubted that she would ever return to radio, especially after the show moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1939.

The program officially ended in 1956 but the Jordans continued their roles as Fibber McGee and Molly in short skits on the NBC radio program Monitor until October 2, 1959, when her poor health made her unable to continue.

It was a farm-report program in which Luke told tall tales and face-saving lies for comedic effect.

[citation needed] The deterioration of Marian's health began in 1938 during the run of Fibber McGee and Molly.

She and Jim Jordan are buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

[13] Jordan also has a star for her contributions to radio on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1500 Vine Street.