Frances White (vaudeville)
Frances White | |
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Frances White, from a 1920 publication | |
| Born | Frances Mae Caples January 1, 1896 |
| Died | February 25, 1969 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California |
| Other names | Frances White Fay, Frances White Donnelly |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, vaudeville performer |
| Spouse(s) |
Lonnie Garwood
(m. 1910, annulled)Clinton Donnelly
(m. 1923, divorced) |
Frances White (born Frances Mae Caples; January 1, 1896 – February 24, 1969) 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).