Acting
George White
Born — Died
1892-03-12 — 1968-10-11
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
8 titles
Born Eassy White in New York City (other sources claim his birth name as "George Weitz" and his birthplace as Toronto, Canada; he performed under all three names), White started his career as part of a dance team with partner Benny Ryan, performing in the burlesque circuit. He appeared in supporting roles in many Broadway shows, but it was his appearance in Florenz Ziegfeld's Ziegfeld Follies that would provide the impetus for his own career as a theatrical impresario on Broadway. White appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1911 and 1915; in the latter show, he popularized the Turkey Trot dance. He launched his Ziegfeld Follies imitation, the George White's Scandals, in 1919. Scandals provide…
Known for
6.8The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
7.0A Broadway producer discovers new talent in a small Georgia town and brings them to New York for his new show.
George White's 1935 Scandals
1935
5.8An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.
Flying High
1931
6.6Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
Rhapsody in Blue
1945
5.4Reporter Miss Lee is looking for a story and approaches George White as he's assembling the latest edition of his famous revue. As it turns out, she has lots of backstage gossip to choose from
George White's Scandals
1934
6.5Two couples work through their issues in this backstage Broadway musical.
George White's Scandals
1945
Film credits
1940s · 1 titles
1930s · 2 titles
7.0A Broadway producer discovers new talent in a small Georgia town and brings them to New York for his new show.
George White's 1935 Scandals
1935
5.4Reporter Miss Lee is looking for a story and approaches George White as he's assembling the latest edition of his famous revue. As it turns out, she has lots of backstage gossip to choose from
George White's Scandals
1934
Series credits
Behind the camera
7.0A Broadway producer discovers new talent in a small Georgia town and brings them to New York for his new show.
George White's 1935 Scandals
1935
5.8An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.
Flying High
1931
5.4Reporter Miss Lee is looking for a story and approaches George White as he's assembling the latest edition of his famous revue. As it turns out, she has lots of backstage gossip to choose from
George White's Scandals
1934
6.5Two couples work through their issues in this backstage Broadway musical.
George White's Scandals
1945