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Biography. Career. Death. Partial filmography. References. External links. Slappy White. 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.
- Melvin Edward White
- September 27, 1921, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- 1940–1995
- November 7, 1995 (aged 74), Brigantine, New Jersey, U.S.
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.
- Actor
- September 20, 1921
- Slappy White
- November 7, 1995
Mini Bio. Slappy White was born on September 20, 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 November 7, 1995 in Brigantine, New Jersey, USA.
- September 20, 1921
- November 7, 1995
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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...
Melvin Edward "Slappy" White was an American comedian and actor. He worked with Redd Foxx on the Chitlin' Circuit of stand-up comedy during the 1950s and 1960s. He appeared on the television shows Sanford and Son, That's My Mama, Blossom, and Cybill and in the films Mr. Saturday Night and Amazon Women on the Moon.
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...
Nov 7, 1995 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Slappy White (born Melvin White, September 20, 1921, Baltimore, MD, died November 7, 1995, Brigantine, NJ) was an American comedian and actor. He worked with Redd Foxx on the Chitlin' circuit of stand-up comedy during the 1950s and 1960s.