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ALICE WHITE SILENT FILMSTAR AND HER CHOWS

1927 Ebay Press photo

 

1927 Ebay press photo
THIS TEXT WAS ON THE BACK OF THIS ORIGINAL 8X10 PHOTO ABOVE.
THIS BEAUTY  IS IN MY OWN COLLECTION…A VERY SPECIAL TREASURE!!

After leaving school, she became a secretary and “script girl” for director Josef Von Sternberg. After clashing with Von Sternberg, White left his employment to work for Charlie Chaplin (a fellow chow owner), who decided before long to place her in front of the camera.  Her bubbly and vivacious persona led to comparisons with Clara Bow (also a chow owner), but White’s career was slow to progress.

1920's Actress Alice White and probably Ching A Ling 8x10 original studio photo Back says Alice White National Star and her prize chow
Early 1920’s  8×10 original studio photo in the private collection of Sandra Miller Back says Alice White National Star and her prize chow

Alice White in Helen of Troy 1927 with Ching-A-LingAlice and her companion Ching-A-Ling on the set of Helen of Troy circa 1927

Newsclipping Alice White The news clipping above, advertising THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HELEN OF TROY shows a cropped version of the photo

 

Alice White Actress - Version 2 (1)

THESE TWO IMAGES ABOVE AND BELOW COULD BE THE SAME CHOW AT DIFFERENT AGES

ALICE WHITE alice white,silent films

After playing a succession of flappers and gold diggers, she attracted the attention of the director and producer Mervyn LeRoy who saw potential in her. Her first sound films included Show Girl (1928) made in the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system, and Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) in the Western Electric sound-on-film process, both released by Warner Brothers and both based on novels by J. P. McEvoy. In these two films, White appeared as “Dixie Dugan”.

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HERE IS A WONDERFUL PHOTO OF JAMES CAGNEY WITH ALICE WHITE, WHO HAD A GREAT LOVE FOR THE CHOW BREED AS WELL…SEE MY ARTICLE ABOUT JAMES CAGNEY IN THE CELEBRITIES CATEGORY

White has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures, at 1501 Vine Street.

alice white,silent films

Below find a video of Alice White – Broadway Baby Dolls what an  adorable performance

 

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I do my best to be as accurate as possible in my research, however many times written history finds a way to "morph" over time. I love your comments and appreciate all feedback, additions and corrections my readers have to offer to help make this a well rounded and accurate archive.

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