1. Alice White's mother was a chorus girl and Alice was raised by her maternal grandparents.
15 Facts About Alice White
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Alice White moved to California with her grandparents when a teenager and attended Hollywood High School for secretarial classes.
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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.
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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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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 John 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.