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person_profile-Alice White

Alice White Died at age: 78

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Alice White

Date of Birth:

Aug 25, 1904

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Feb 19, 1983

Biography of

Alice White

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Alice White (born Alva White, August 25, 1904 – February 19, 1983) was an American film actress. Her career spanned late silent films and early sound films.

    After leaving school, White became a secretary and "script girl" for director Josef Von Sternberg. She also worked as a switchboard operator at the Hollywood Writers' Club. After clashing with Von Sternberg, White left to work for Charlie Chaplin, who decided before long to place her in front of the camera.

    Her bubbly and vivacious persona led to comparisons with Clara Bow, but White's career was slow to progress. In his book, Silent Films, 1877-1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies, Robert K. Klepper wrote: "Some critics have said that Ms. White was a second-string Clara Bow. In actuality, Ms. White had her own type of charm, and was a delightful actress in her own, unique way. Whereas Clara Bow played the quintessential, flaming redheaded flapper, Alice White was more of a bubbly, vivacious blonde."

    After playing a succession of flappers and gold diggers, she attracted the attention of director and producer Mervyn LeRoy, who saw potential in her. Her screen debut was in The Sea Tiger (1927). Her early films included Show Girl (1928), which had Vitaphone musical accompaniment but no dialog, and its "talkie" musical sequel Show Girl in Hollywood (1930), both released by Warner Brothers and both based on novels by J. P. McEvoy. In these two films, White appeared as "Dixie Dugan". In October 1929, McAvoy started the comic strip Dixie Dugan with the character Dixie having a "helmet" hairstyle and appearance similar to actress Louise Brooks. White also used the services of Hollywood 'beauty sculptor' Sylvia of Hollywood to stay in shape.

    White was featured in The Girl from Woolworth's (1929), having the role of a singing clerk in the music department of a Woolworth's store. Karen Plunkett-Powell wrote in her book, Remembering Woolworth's: A Nostalgic History of the World's Most Famous Five-and-Dime: "First National Pictures produced this 60-minute musical as a showcase for up-and-coming actress Alice White."

    She left films in 1931 to improve her acting abilities, returning in 1933 only to have her career hurt by a scandal that erupted over her involvement with boyfriend actor Jack Warburton and future husband Sy Bartlett. Although she later married Bartlett, her reputation was tarnished and she appeared only in supporting roles after this. By 1937 and 1938, her name was at the bottom of the cast lists. She made her final film appearance in Flamingo Road (1949) and eventually resumed working as a secretary.

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Alice White

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Filmography of

Alice White

Found 40 Movies in total

Flamingo Road

Gracie ( Actor )

... 1949

The Night of January 16th

Flashy Blonde ( Actor )

... 1941

Annabel Takes a Tour

Marcella, Hotel Manicurist ( Actor )

... 1938

King of the Newsboys

Dolly ( Actor )

... 1938

Telephone Operator

Dotty Stengal ( Actor )

... 1937

Big City

Peggy Devlin ( Actor )

... 1937

Coronado

Violet Wray Hornbostel ( Actor )

... 1935

Sweet Music

Lulu Betts ( Actor )

... 1935

Secret of the Chateau

Didi Bonfee ( Actor )

... 1934

Gift of Gab

Margot ( Actor )

... 1934

A Very Honorable Guy

Hortense ( Actor )

... 1934

Jimmy the Gent

Mabel ( Actor )

... 1934

... 1934

King for a Night

Evelyn ( Actor )

... 1933

Picture Snatcher

Allison ( Actor )

... 1933

Employees' Entrance

Polly Dale ( Actor )

... 1933

Luxury Liner

Milli Lynch ( Actor )

... 1933

Murder at Midnight

Millie Scripps ( Actor )

... 1931

The Naughty Flirt

Miss Katherine Constance 'Kay' Elliott ( Actor )

... 1930

The Widow from Chicago

Polly Henderson, aka Polly Dorgan ( Actor )

... 1930

Sweethearts on Parade

Helen ( Actor )

... 1930

Sweet Mama

Goldie ( Actor )

... 1930

Show Girl in Hollywood

Dixie Dugan ( Actor )

... 1930

Playing Around

Sheba Miller ( Actor )

... 1930

Show of Shows

Performer in 'If I Could Learn to Love' Number (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1929

The Girl from Woolworth's

Pat King ( Actor )

... 1929

Broadway Babies

Dee Foster ( Actor )

... 1929

Hot Stuff

Barbara Allen ( Actor )

... 1929

Naughty Baby

Rosalind McGill ( Actor )

... 1928

Show Girl

Dixie Dugan ( Actor )

... 1928

3-Ring Marriage

Trapeze Performer ( Actor )

... 1928

Harold Teen

Giggles Dewberry ( Actor )

... 1928

The Big Noise

Sophie Sloval ( Actor )

... 1928

Mad Hour

Aimee ( Actor )

... 1928

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Dorothy Shaw ( Actor )

... 1928

... 1927

Breakfast at Sunrise

Loulou ( Actor )

... 1927

American Beauty

Claire O'Riley ( Actor )

... 1927

The Satin Woman

Jean Taylor ( Actor )

... 1927

The Sea Tiger

Manuella ( Actor )

... 1927