15 Facts About Alice White

1.

Alice White's career spanned late silent films and early sound films.

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Alice White was raised by her maternal grandparents in Paterson, New Jersey, and she attended schools in Paterson and East Orange, New Jersey.

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Alice White worked as a switchboard operator at the Hollywood Writers' Club.

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Alice White had her own type of charm, and was a delightful actress in her own, unique way.

5.

Whereas Clara Bow played the quintessential, flaming redheaded flapper, Alice White was more of a bubbly, vivacious blonde.

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Alice White used the services of Hollywood 'beauty sculptor' Sylvia of Hollywood to stay in shape.

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Alice White was featured in The Girl from Woolworth's, having the role of a singing clerk in the music department of a Woolworth's store.

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8.

Alice White left films in 1931 to improve her acting abilities, returning in 1933 only to have her career hurt by a scandal that erupted over her involvement with boyfriend actor Jack Warburton and future husband Sy Bartlett.

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Alice White made her final film appearance in Flamingo Road and eventually resumed working as a secretary.

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Alice White married Bartlett on December 3,1933, in Magdalena, Mexico.

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Alice White filed for divorce in 1937, claiming he "stayed away from home" and was awarded $65 per week in alimony.

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Alice White remarried, to film writer John Roberts, on August 24,1940.

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Alice White died of complications from a stroke on February 19,1983, at age 78.

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Alice White was buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.

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Alice White has a star at 1511 Vine Street in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.