Dan White

Dan White

Date of Birth:

Mar 25, 1908

Place of Birth:

Falmouth, Florida, USA

Dan White (March 25, 1908 - July 7, 1980) was born to George & Orpha White about one mile from the Suwannee River in Falmouth, Florida. Falmouth was a small sleepy town then, as it is still today. He was one of 12 siblings who were moved to Lakeland sometime around WW I. Lakeland is where Dan was introduced into show business in 1922 at the age of 14. He ran away from home when the show moved on and traveled thousands of miles throughout the South in tent, minstrel, vaudeville and theater shows. Dan performed on stage with his brother Willard for nine years with a stock company in Tampa's old Rialto Theater. Frances Langford worked with him during this time and it was Dan who told her to go to Hollywood. During this period he met Matilda "Tilda" Mae Spivey on the stage, and married her on February 25, 1933. Tilda had a two-year-old child from a previous marriage by the name of Arthur "Art" Grant Gifford. Times were tough, so Dan had to get out of show business for a while to make some real money. In 1934 he found work with the Conservation Corps in Homestead, Florida, but show business was always in his heart. Dan knew he had what it took to "make it" in Hollywood, so he decided to make the move to California in 1935. They packed all their possessions into their Ford and started the long, arduous trek across the country. This was during the Great Depression, and money was very tight. They had to stop frequently in various cities across the country to make extra money to continue their journey. Dan was a very good auto mechanic and never had a problem finding this type of work wherever he went. This skill paid off once during the filming of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). During the "mob" scene, one of the cars they were to drive away in would not start. Dan opened the hood, stepped onto the front bumper, and had the car running in no time flat.

filmography:

Arizona Trail Arizona Trail

1943

Boss of Rawhide Boss of Rawhide

1943

In Old Monterey In Old Monterey

1939

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

Too Many Girls Too Many Girls

1940

Outlaws of Stampede Pass Outlaws of Stampede Pass

1943

The Utah Kid The Utah Kid

1944

Sheriff of Sage Valley Sheriff of Sage Valley

1942

Gunning for Justice Gunning for Justice

1948

Albuquerque Albuquerque

1948

Gun Town Gun Town

1946

Beyond Tomorrow Beyond Tomorrow

1940

Our Town Our Town

1940

The Gunfighter The Gunfighter

1950

The Sea of Grass The Sea of Grass

1947

The First Traveling Saleslady The First Traveling Saleslady

1956

Cover Up Cover Up

1949

Texas Texas

1941

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

1941

El Diablo Rides El Diablo Rides

1939

The Red Badge of Courage The Red Badge of Courage

1951

The Road to Denver The Road to Denver

1955

Adventures of Red Ryder Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

Deadwood Dick Deadwood Dick

1940

Outlaw Country Outlaw Country

1949

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

1941

They Call It Murder They Call It Murder

1971

Smoke In The Wind Smoke In The Wind

1975

The Tall Target The Tall Target

1951

A Lady Without Passport A Lady Without Passport

1950

This Earth Is Mine This Earth Is Mine

1959

The Tall Men The Tall Men

1955

Duel in the Sun Duel in the Sun

1946

Inferno Inferno

1953

Horizons West Horizons West

1952

Red Mountain Red Mountain

1951

Voodoo Man Voodoo Man

1944

Red River Red River

1948

Unknown Island Unknown Island

1948

The Kansan The Kansan

1943

Frontier Gun Frontier Gun

1958

False Colors False Colors

1943

Border Patrol Border Patrol

1943

Born to the Saddle Born to the Saddle

1953

The Americano The Americano

1955

The Bounty Killer The Bounty Killer

1965

She Couldn't Say No She Couldn't Say No

1954

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

1975

Gunfire at Indian Gap Gunfire at Indian Gap

1957

Escape from Red Rock Escape from Red Rock

1957

Four Faces West Four Faces West

1948

Crazy Knights Crazy Knights

1944

The Phantom The Phantom

1943

Apache Uprising Apache Uprising

1965

Sunset Carson Rides Again Sunset Carson Rides Again

1948

Great Day in the Morning Great Day in the Morning

1956

Intruder in the Dust Intruder in the Dust

1949

Raton Pass Raton Pass

1951

Forbidden Trails Forbidden Trails

1941

Tennessee Champ Tennessee Champ

1954

Roseanna McCoy Roseanna McCoy

1949

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

1952

Harmony Trail Harmony Trail

1944

The Howards of Virginia The Howards of Virginia

1940

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

1948

The Walls of Jericho The Walls of Jericho

1948

Attack of the Giant Leeches Attack of the Giant Leeches

1959

Ma Barker's Killer Brood Ma Barker's Killer Brood

1960

The Invisible Man's Revenge The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

Touch of Evil Touch of Evil

1958

Dynamite Dynamite

1949

Station West Station West

1948

The Return of the Durango Kid The Return of the Durango Kid

1945

Born to Be Wild Born to Be Wild

1938

San Antonio San Antonio

1945

Rawhide Rawhide

1951

Suddenly Suddenly

1954

The Last Hunt The Last Hunt

1956

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind

1939

Days of Jesse James Days of Jesse James

1939

Rough Riders' Round-up Rough Riders' Round-up

1939

Red Tomahawk Red Tomahawk

1967

The Lonely Man The Lonely Man

1957

Death Rides the Range Death Rides the Range

1939

Destry Rides Again Destry Rides Again

1939

El Paso El Paso

1949

I Married a Witch I Married a Witch

1942

To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

The Fighting Renegade The Fighting Renegade

1939

The Cowboy and the Indians The Cowboy and the Indians

1949

The Lusty Men The Lusty Men

1952

Distant Drums Distant Drums

1951

Smart Guy Smart Guy

1943

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

1966

The Proud Rebel The Proud Rebel

1958

Blazing Guns Blazing Guns

1943

Westward Bound Westward Bound

1944

The Sheepman The Sheepman

1958

Gunmen from Laredo Gunmen from Laredo

1959

Taza, Son of Cochise Taza, Son of Cochise

1954

Arizona Whirlwind Arizona Whirlwind

1944

The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath

1940

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