About
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...
Known for
LassieSeries • 1954
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Petticoat JunctionSeries • 1963
MaverickSeries • 1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
The RiflemanSeries • 1958
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962
Green AcresSeries • 1965
CheyenneSeries • 1955
RawhideSeries • 1959
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries • 1955
The High ChaparralSeries • 1967
Bat MastersonSeries • 1958
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
Sea HuntSeries • 1958
Highway PatrolSeries • 1955
Adventures of SupermanSeries • 1952
The TexanSeries • 1958
SugarfootSeries • 1957
The RebelSeries • 1959
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries • 1951
FlipperSeries • 1964
Telephone TimeSeries • 1956
To Kill a MockingbirdMovie • 1962