Sammy White
Biography
Sammy White was an American comedian who sang and danced in vaudeville and went on to Broadway and a few films. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he teamed with Lew Clayton as Clayton and White for the Broadway show Schubert Gaieties of 1919. He took the part of the comic dancer Frank Schultz in the original stage production of the musical Show Boat in 1927, went back to it in the 1932 revival and in a 1948 revival at New York City Center, and played Frank in the 1936 screen version. He had a supporting part in Pat and Mike (1952) opposite Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. A short film made with Lee De Forest's Phonofilm process recorded the comic routine Opera Vs. Jazz; it premiered in New York City in 1923 and was preserved in a Library of Congress collection. He portrayed himself in The Helen Morgan Story (1957) and died in 1960.
65years old at death
- Born Providence
- Died Beverly Hills
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Samuel Kwait (birth name)Also credited as Sam White
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 20 years1936 to 1956
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Worked with
Sammy White shares two films with Fred Aldrich, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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All films by Vincente Minnelli
All films by Robert Wise
All films by George Cukor
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