Dan White (actor)

Dan White (March 25, 1908 – July 7, 1980) was an American actor, well known for appearing in Western films and TV shows. White was born in 1908 to George and Orpha White about one mile (1.6 km) from the Suwannee River in Falmouth, Florida. He was one of 13 siblings. The family later moved to Lakeland, Florida. White acted in a show with Frances Langford in Tampa's Rialto Theatre. During this period, he met Matilda Mae "Tilda" Spivey. They wed on February 25, 1933. Tilda had a two-year-old son from a previous marriage, Arthur Grant Gifford. He still longed for a career in entertainment, resigned from the CCC in 1935, and began his journey to Hollywood with his small family. In January 1936, he stopped in Texarkana, Arkansas, while Tilda awaited the birth of their second child.