Jacqueline White
Jacqueline Jane White (born November 27, 1922)[1] is an American former actress, who had a brief career in Hollywood as a leading lady in motion pictures from 1942 until 1952, with roles in around 20 feature films.
Jacqueline White | |
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 White in Crossfire (1947) | |
| Born | Jacqueline Jane White November 27, 1922 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1942–1952 |
| Spouse |
Neal Anderson
(m. 1948; died 2000) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Frank Knox (cousin) |
White, at the age of 17, signed on a film contract at MGM[1] and subsequently with RKO, and perhaps best remembered for her roles in films Crossfire (1947) and The Narrow Margin (1952).[2] She is one of the last surviving actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Early years
White claims to have been born on November 27, 1924,[3] (although most sources state she was born in 1922)[4] to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Garrison White.[5] Her cousin, Frank Knox, was a Secretary of the Navy. She was from Beverly Hills, California.[6] She attended Beverly Hills High School[5] and the University of California, Los Angeles.[7]
White and actress Lynn Merrick were childhood friends until White moved. They were reunited when both were in the cast of Three Hearts for Julia (1943).[8]
Career
White's film debut resulted from her work in a drama class at UCLA. A casting director saw her in a production of Ah, Wilderness! and arranged for a screen test for her. That led to her first film appearance, in Song of Russia (1944).[7]
White usually played either featured actresses in B-movies or supporting parts in A-movies. One of her biggest movies was Mystery in Mexico. White was under contract to both Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where she was cast mostly in uncredited small roles, then RKO appearing in two classics, Crossfire (1947) and The Narrow Margin (1952).[9][2]
White's first lead was in Air Raid Wardens (1943) with Laurel and Hardy.[10] Her first western film came when she left MGM for RKO and starred in Return of the Bad Men (1948).
White married in 1948, then moved with her husband to Wyoming in 1950. When she returned to Los Angeles for the birth of her first child, she was spotted in the RKO commissary visiting friends by director Richard Fleischer and producer Stanley Rubin, who offered her a featured role in The Narrow Margin (1952),[11] a B-picture film noir. It was her final picture.[12]
Personal life
On November 12, 1948,[5] White married Neal Bruce Anderson in Westwood Hills.[13] She left the film industry in 1952 and relocated to Wyoming with her husband, who started an oil business.
White has four sons and one daughter.[14] Her husband died in 2000. She currently resides in Houston, Texas, with family.
White occasionally appeared at film conventions. In 2013, she made an appearance at the annual TCM Classic Film Festival.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | Telephone Operator |
| 1942 | Reunion in France | Danielle |
| 1943 | Air Raid Wardens | Peggy Parker |
| 1943 | Three Hearts for Julia | Kay |
| 1943 | That's Why I Left You | Mary Thompson |
| 1943 | Pilot ♯5 | Party Girl |
| 1943 | Swing Shift Maisie | Grace |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe | Helen |
| 1944 | Song of Russia | Anna Bulganov |
| 1944 | Easy Life | Train Passenger |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Emmy York |
| 1944 | Dark Shadows | Nurse Jean Smith |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls | Harvey Girl |
| 1946 | Magic on a Stick (Short) | Mrs. John Walker |
| 1946 | Our Old Car (Short) | Mrs. Nesbitt |
| 1946 | The Show-Off | Clara Harlin |
| 1947 | Banjo | Elizabeth Ames |
| 1947 | Seven Keys to Baldpate | Mary Jordan |
| 1947 | Crossfire | Mary Mitchell |
| 1948 | Night Song | Connie |
| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men | Madge Allen |
| 1948 | Mystery in Mexico | Victoria Ames |
| 1949 | Riders of the Range | Priscilla "Dusty" Willis |
| 1950 | The Capture | Luana Ware |
| 1952 | The Narrow Margin | Ann Sinclair |
See also
References
- "Cousin of Secretary Knox, Signs Hollywood Contract". The Los Angeles Times. 3 June 1942. p. 31.
- "Jacqueline White | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
- Western Clippings - Jacqueline White interview
- "Jacqueline White". Lord Heath. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- "N.B. Anderson Takes Bride". Long Beach Independent. California, Long Beach. November 14, 1948. p. 19. Retrieved September 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wins Movie Contract". Deadwood Pioneer-Times. South Dakota, Deadwood. June 6, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved June 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jackson, Rebel (July 11, 1948). "For Your Pleasure". Abilene Reporter-News. Texas, Abilene. p. 62. Retrieved June 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- "School Pals Meet as Film Starlets". The Daily Notes. Pennsylvania, Canonsburg. January 4, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved June 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Crossfire (1947) - Edward Dmytryk | Review | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- "Jacqueline White Interview".
- "2013 TCM Classic Film Festival Special Guest: Jacqueline White". TCM.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- "Jacqueline White". BFI. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018.
- "Andersion-White". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times. November 15, 1948. p. 33. Retrieved September 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jacqueline Jane White - Marriage certificate between Jacqueline Jane White and Neal Bruce Anderson on November 12, 1948. Father: Floyd G White, Mother: Gladys R Barnard". FamilySearch. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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