This page will contain news stories about Alice White, as they become available.Alice WhiteAlice White (August 24, 1904 - February 19, 1983) was an American film actress. Born Alva White in Paterson, New Jersey, White attended Hollywood High School along with future actors Joel McCrea and Mary Brian and after leaving school became a secretary and "script girl" for director Joseph Von Sternberg. After clashing with Von Sternberg, White left his employment to work for Charlie Chaplin who decided before long to place her in front of the cameras. Her bubbly and vivacious persona led to comparisons with Clara Bow, but White's career was slow to progress. After playing a succession of flappers and gold diggers, she attracted the attention of the director Mervyn Leroy who saw potential in her. With the advent of talking pictures, White began to attract a level of popularity she had not achieved in silent movies, but her career was severely damaged by a scandal with two men she was sexually involved with. Although she married one of these men, her reputation was tarnished and she appeared only in supporting roles after this. She made her final film appearance in Flamingo Road (1949). She died in Los Angeles, California from a stroke. Alice White has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures, at 1501 Vine Street. This page about Alice White includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Alice White News stories about Alice White External links for Alice White Videos for Alice White Wikis about Alice White Discussion Groups about Alice White Blogs about Alice White Images of Alice White |
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Alice White has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures, at 1501 Vine Street. Billingsley currently resides in Los Angeles, California and remains active in theater. She died in Los Angeles, California from a stroke. In 2002, he was a guest star in an episode of Stargate SG-1, playing a scientist who is also a Trekkie, "worship[ping] at the altar of Roddenberry". She made her final film appearance in Flamingo Road (1949). Miles Ballard in the short-lived television series The Others and then as the eccentric alien Doctor Phlox in the fifth Star Trek series, Star Trek: Enterprise. Although she married one of these men, her reputation was tarnished and she appeared only in supporting roles after this. He was cast in the role of Prof. With the advent of talking pictures, White began to attract a level of popularity she had not achieved in silent movies, but her career was severely damaged by a scandal with two men she was sexually involved with. In the early 1990s, Billingsley began to appear in minor roles on television and film, and starred in the independent film Breathing Hard (2000). After playing a succession of flappers and gold diggers, she attracted the attention of the director Mervyn Leroy who saw potential in her. In Seattle, Billingsley helped found Book-It, a theatre company specializing in stage adaptations, and Freehold, an acting studio. Her bubbly and vivacious persona led to comparisons with Clara Bow, but White's career was slow to progress. He studied theatre at Bennington College in Vermont before moving to Seattle, Washington. Born Alva White in Paterson, New Jersey, White attended Hollywood High School along with future actors Joel McCrea and Mary Brian and after leaving school became a secretary and "script girl" for director Joseph Von Sternberg. After clashing with Von Sternberg, White left his employment to work for Charlie Chaplin who decided before long to place her in front of the cameras. Billingsley was born in Media, Pennsylvania and raised in Connecticut. Alice White (August 24, 1904 - February 19, 1983) was an American film actress. John Billingsley (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, most famous in the role of Doctor Phlox on the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. |