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Alice White
Acting

Alice White
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1904-08-25,Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

7.009

Flamingo Road
1949-04-30

Employees' Entrance

6.3

Employees' Entrance
1933-02-11

Picture Snatcher

6.9

Picture Snatcher
1933-05-06

6.2

Jimmy the Gent
1934-03-09

Secret of the Chateau

6

Secret of the Chateau
1934-12-03

6.3

Luxury Liner
1933-02-03

The Naughty Flirt

5.7

The Naughty Flirt
1930-12-17

Murder at Midnight

5.4

Murder at Midnight
1931-09-01

The Widow from Chicago

6.1

The Widow from Chicago
1930-11-23

5.7

Sweet Music
1935-02-23

3

Coronado
1935-11-27

Broadway Babies

5.2

Broadway Babies
1929-06-30

Show Girl in Hollywood

5.6

Show Girl in Hollywood
1930-04-20

Telephone Operator

4.7

Telephone Operator
1937-12-07

A Very Honorable Guy

2

A Very Honorable Guy
1934-04-18

King of the Newsboys

6

King of the Newsboys
1938-03-18

The Private Life of Helen of Troy

1

The Private Life of Helen of Troy
1927-12-09

4.7

Playing Around
1930-01-10

Sweethearts on Parade

1

Sweethearts on Parade
1930-09-12

Annabel Takes a Tour

5

Annabel Takes a Tour
1938-11-10

Cross Country Cruise

6

Cross Country Cruise
1934-01-16

0

Girls' Town
1942-03-06

5.5

Show of Shows
1929-11-21

7

Harold Teen
1928-04-28

0

The Sea Tiger
1927-02-27

King for a Night

6.2

King for a Night
1933-12-09

0

Sweet Mama
1930-07-06

1

Gift of Gab
1934-09-01

The Night of January 16th

5

The Night of January 16th
1941-11-28

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

0

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928-01-22

7.4

Big City
1937-09-03

The Satin Woman

0

The Satin Woman
1927-07-24

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

5.2

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935-02-02

4.5

Naughty Baby
1928-12-16

0

Hot Stuff
1929-05-05

The Hollywood Gad-About

4

The Hollywood Gad-About
1934-10-04

The Girl from Woolworth's

0

The Girl from Woolworth's
1929-10-27

5

Fashion News
1928-11-06

American Beauty

1

American Beauty
1927-10-09

3-Ring Marriage

0

3-Ring Marriage
1928-06-10

0

The Big Noise
1928-03-25

Breakfast at Sunrise

0

Breakfast at Sunrise
1927-10-23

0

Mad Hour
1928-03-04

0

Show Girl
1928-09-23

8.215

The Crown
2016-11-04