Dan White

Dan White

Biography: 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: March 25, 1908

Deathday: July 07, 1980

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Known For

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath

1940-03-15

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil

1958-03-30

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

1944-06-09

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

1960-02-03

The Walls of Jericho
The Walls of Jericho

1948-11-22

Attack of the Giant Leeches
Attack of the Giant Leeches

1959-10-01

Dynamite
Dynamite

1949-01-18

Station West
Station West

1948-09-01

Rawhide
Rawhide

1951-03-25

San Antonio
San Antonio

1945-12-29

Born to Be Wild
Born to Be Wild

1938-02-16

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

1945-04-19

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

1948-05-23

The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia

1940-09-19

Intruder in the Dust
Intruder in the Dust

1949-11-22

Great Day in the Morning
Great Day in the Morning

1956-05-16

Sunset Carson Rides Again
Sunset Carson Rides Again

1948-09-10

The Phantom
The Phantom

1943-12-24

Apache Uprising
Apache Uprising

1965-12-29

Raton Pass
Raton Pass

1951-04-07

Forbidden Trails
Forbidden Trails

1941-12-25

Harmony Trail
Harmony Trail

1944-12-01

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

1952-06-27

Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy

1949-10-12

Tennessee Champ
Tennessee Champ

1954-03-03

Suddenly
Suddenly

1954-09-17

The Last Hunt
The Last Hunt

1956-04-30

The Proud Rebel
The Proud Rebel

1958-07-01

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

1966-04-09

Smart Guy
Smart Guy

1943-12-17

Distant Drums
Distant Drums

1951-12-25

Blazing Guns
Blazing Guns

1943-10-08

Westward Bound
Westward Bound

1944-01-17

Arizona Whirlwind
Arizona Whirlwind

1944-02-21

Taza, Son of Cochise
Taza, Son of Cochise

1954-02-18

Gunmen from Laredo
Gunmen from Laredo

1959-03-01

The Sheepman
The Sheepman

1958-05-01

The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men

1952-10-24

The Cowboy and the Indians
The Cowboy and the Indians

1949-09-15

The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man

1957-06-21

Red Tomahawk
Red Tomahawk

1967-01-01

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

1939-03-13

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

1939-12-15

Days of Jesse James
Days of Jesse James

1939-12-20

Death Rides the Range
Death Rides the Range

1939-12-14

Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again

1939-11-30

The Fighting Renegade
The Fighting Renegade

1939-08-31

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird

1962-12-20

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch

1942-10-30

El Paso
El Paso

1949-03-22

Crazy Knights
Crazy Knights

1944-12-08

Four Faces West
Four Faces West

1948-08-03

Texas
Texas

1941-10-09

Cover Up
Cover Up

1949-02-25

The First Traveling Saleslady
The First Traveling Saleslady

1956-08-01

The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter

1950-06-23

The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass

1947-04-25

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

1941-05-16

El Diablo Rides
El Diablo Rides

1939-12-12

Deadwood Dick
Deadwood Dick

1940-07-19

Adventures of Red Ryder
Adventures of Red Ryder

1940-06-28

The Road to Denver
The Road to Denver

1955-06-15

The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage

1951-09-27

Our Town
Our Town

1940-05-24

Beyond Tomorrow
Beyond Tomorrow

1940-05-10

Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls

1940-10-08

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949-10-22

In Old Monterey
In Old Monterey

1939-08-14

Arizona Trail
Arizona Trail

1943-09-15

Boss of Rawhide
Boss of Rawhide

1943-11-20

Outlaws of Stampede Pass
Outlaws of Stampede Pass

1943-10-15

The Utah Kid
The Utah Kid

1944-08-25

Gun Town
Gun Town

1946-01-18

Albuquerque
Albuquerque

1948-02-20

Gunning for Justice
Gunning for Justice

1948-11-06

Sheriff of Sage Valley
Sheriff of Sage Valley

1942-09-02

Outlaw Country
Outlaw Country

1949-01-07

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

1941-08-08

Born to the Saddle
Born to the Saddle

1953-03-15

Border Patrol
Border Patrol

1943-04-02

False Colors
False Colors

1943-11-05

The Kansan
The Kansan

1943-09-10

Frontier Gun
Frontier Gun

1958-10-31

The Americano
The Americano

1955-01-19

The Bounty Killer
The Bounty Killer

1965-07-30

Escape from Red Rock
Escape from Red Rock

1957-12-01

Gunfire at Indian Gap
Gunfire at Indian Gap

1957-12-11

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

1975-11-06

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

1954-02-15

Unknown Island
Unknown Island

1948-10-15

Red River
Red River

1948-08-26

This Earth Is Mine
This Earth Is Mine

1959-07-08

A Lady Without Passport
A Lady Without Passport

1950-08-03

The Tall Target
The Tall Target

1951-08-17

They Call It Murder
They Call It Murder

1971-12-17

Smoke In The Wind
Smoke In The Wind

1975-04-01

The Tall Men
The Tall Men

1955-09-22

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun

1946-12-31

Voodoo Man
Voodoo Man

1944-02-21

Red Mountain
Red Mountain

1951-11-01

Horizons West
Horizons West

1952-10-11

Inferno
Inferno

1953-08-12

His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman

1951-08-15

Everybody's Old Man
Everybody's Old Man

1936-03-20