EPISODE 112 -  “CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH: JACQUELINE WHITE” - 11/03/25

When we think of our beloved Classic film stars who are still with us, we tend to think of EVA MARIE SAINT, ANN BLYTH, KIM NOVAK, ROBERT WAGNOR, or DICK VAN DYKE, however, there is one star among us who will be turning 103 in November. The name JACQUELINE WHITE may not ring any bells today, but for a brief time in the 1940s, she was a beautiful, talented leading lady with much promise. In fact, when she was up for the lead role of the mother in the 1946 film The Yearling, she was told by the producers that she was too beautiful to portray the simple pioneer woman. The role went to JANE WYMAN, who probably would have been none-too-pleased to know that, apparently, she was just fine playing such a plain and simple woman! But as a consolation prize, Wyman was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress. Join us as we pay tribute to Jacqueline White and her contribution to classic cinema. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Jacqueline White Official Biography, 1946, RKO Studios;

“Jacqueline White May Be The New Irene Dunne, December 1, 1946, Los Angeles Times;

“Jacqueline White to Wed,” September 20, 1948, by Louella Parsons, Los Angeles Examiner;

“Snappy Shots,” October 24, 1948, by Dorothy Manners, Los Angeles Examiner;

“An Interview With…Jacqueline White,” by Mike Fitzgerald, Western Clippings;

Wikipedia.com;

TCM.com;

IBDB.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Movies Mentioned:

Dr. Gillespie’s New Assistant  (1942), starring Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, & Susan Peters;

Reunion in France (1942), starring Joan Crawford & John Wayne;

Air Raid Wardens (1943), starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, & Jacqueline White;

Three Hearts for Julia (1943), starring Ann Sothern & Melvyn Douglas;

Pilot #5 (1943), starring Franchot Tone, Marsha Hunt, & Gene Kelly;

Swing Shift Maisie (1943), starring Ann Sothern & James Craig;

A Guy Named Joe (1943), starring Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, & Van Johnson;

Song of Russia (1944), starring Robert Taylor & Susan Peters;

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), starring Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, & Robert Walker;

The Harvey Girls (1946), starring Judy Garland, John Hodiak, & Angela Lansbury;

The Show Off (1946), starring Red Skelton, Marilyn Maxwell, & Marjorie Main;

Banjo (1947), starring Sharron Moffat & Jacqueline White;

Seven Keys To Baldpate (1947), starring Phillip Terry & Jacqueline White;

Crossfire (1947), starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, & Gloria Grahame;

Night Song (1947); starring Dana Andrews & Merle Oberon;

Return of the Bad Men (1948), starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffries, & Jacqueline White;

Mystery In Mexico (1948), starring William Lundigan & Jacqueline White;

Riders on The Range (1950), starring Tim Holt & Jacqueline White;

The Capture (1950), starring Lew Ayres & Teresa Wright

The Narrow Margin (1952), starring Charles MacGRaw, Marie Windsor & Jacqueline White;

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