Frances White (vaudeville)

Frances White
A young white woman with slicked-back short dark hair, wearing a strapless top
Frances White, from a 1920 publication
Born
Frances Mae Caples

January 1, 1896
DiedFebruary 25, 1969 (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California
Other namesFrances White Fay, Frances White Donnelly
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, vaudeville performer
Spouse(s)
Lonnie Garwood
(m. 1910, annulled)

(m. 1917; div. 1917)

Clinton Donnelly
(m. 1923, divorced)

Frances White (born Frances Mae Caples; January 1, 1896 – February 24, 1969)[1] was an American singer and actress on Broadway, on the vaudeville stage, and in silent films. She popularized the spelling song "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I". She played "Fanny Warden" in The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford (1915), a series of silent short comedies. She was also in the cast of the eugenics film The Black Stork (1917).

  1. ^ "Frances White Bankrupt; Vaudeville Actress Lists $7,500 as Assets and $13,189 as Liabilities". The New York Times. 1931-08-11. p. 21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-04.