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Spouse. LaVern Baker. . . ( m. 1961; div. 1969) . Melvin Edward "Slappy" White (September 27, 1921 – November 7, 1995) was an American comedian and actor. [1] He worked with Redd Foxx on the Chitlin' Circuit of stand-up comedy during the 1950s and 1960s.
IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Slappy White was born on 20 September 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), Sanford and Son (1972) and The Man from O.R.G.Y. (1970). He was married to La Vern Baker. He died on 7 November 1995 in Brigantine, New Jersey, USA. Born September 20, 1921.
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- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Brigantine, New Jersey, USA
Nov 9, 1995 · Nov. 9, 1995 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Slappy White, the comedian and dancer who became a fixture with his self-deprecating storytelling on Las Vegas, Atlantic City and other nightclub...
Slappy White was born on 20 September 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), Sanford and Son (1972) and The Man from O.R.G.Y. (1970). He was married to La Vern Baker. He died on 7 November 1995 in Brigantine, New Jersey, USA.
- September 20, 1921
- November 7, 1995
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Nov 9, 1995 · Slappy White, one of the black stand-up comedians who blazed a trail out of the so-called chitlin' circuit to perform before predominantly white audiences in the 1950's, died on Tuesday at his...
Nov 20, 1995 · Comedian Slappy White, a dancer and entertainer known for his self-deprecating humor, died of a heart attack Nov. 8 in Brigantine, N.J. He was 74. White, who had a heart condition, was in the ...
