Sammy White(1894-1960)

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Sammy White was born on 28 May 1894 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for Show Boat (1936), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Living It Up (1954). He was married to Beatrice Curtis and Eva Puck. He died on 3 March 1960 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Helen Morgan, and Charles Winninger in Show Boat (1936)

7.4

Frank Schultz

1936

Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

The Bad and the Beautiful

7.8

Gus

1952

Janet Leigh, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Sheree North in Living It Up (1954)

6.5

Waiter

1954

Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Aldo Ray in Pat and Mike (1952)

6.9

Barney Grau

1952

Credits

Actor

Bells Are Ringing
6.9
- Vendor (uncredited)
- 1960
77 Sunset Strip
7.7
TV Series
- Red Neal
- Phil Lary
- 1959–1960
White Hunter
6.5
TV Series
- The Witch Doctor
- 1958
The Adventures of McGraw
7.4
TV Series
- Brownie
- 1958
The Walter Winchell File
7.3
TV Series
- Dailey
- Hackie
- 1957
The Helen Morgan Story
6.3
- Sammy White
- 1957
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
7.8
TV Series
- Blackie
- 1957
Designing Woman
6.7
- Bewildered Man (uncredited)
- 1957
Somebody Up There Likes Me
7.5
- Whitey Bimstein
- 1956
Studio 57
7.3
TV Series
- Sammy
- 1955
Living It Up
6.5
- Waiter
- 1954
About Mrs. Leslie
7.1
- Harry Willey
- 1954
Remains to Be Seen
6.2
- Ben
- 1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
7.8
- Gus
- 1952
Pat and Mike
6.9
- Barney Grau
- 1952

Soundtrack

American Masters
8.2
TV Series
- performer: "Opera Versus Jazz" (uncredited)
- 1997
The Hit Parade
6.6
- performer: "If It Wasn't for Pete"
- 1937
Cain and Mabel
6.3
- performer: "Coney Island" (1936) (uncredited)
- 1936
Show Boat
7.4
- performer: "Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo" (1927), "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (1927), "Goodbye, My Lady Love" (1904), "At a Georgia Camp Meeting" (1897) (uncredited)
- 1936
Eva Puck and Sammy White
Short
- performer: "Opera Versus Jazz"
- writer: "Opera Versus Jazz" (uncredited)
- 1923

Personal details

Alternative name
- Sam White
Born
- May 28, 1894
- Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died
- March 3, 1960
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouses
Other works
Repeated his stage role in "Show Boat" of Frank Schultz in the film version (Show Boat (1936)). He had played this role in the original 1927 production and in the 1932 revival.
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
His first wife, Eva Puck, appeared as Ellie opposite his Frank Schultz in both the original 1927 Broadway production of "Show Boat" and the 1932 Broadway revival. Because of his divorce from Puck in the 1930's, White played Frank opposite Queenie Smith's Ellie in the 1936 film version of the show, and opposite Clare Alden's Ellie in the 1948 City Center production.

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