Frances White (vaudeville)

Frances White
Frances White, from a 1920 publication
Born
Frances Mae Caples

January 1, 1896
DiedFebruary 25, 1969 (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California
Other namesFrances White Fay, Frances White Donnelly
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • vaudeville performer
Spouse(s)
Lonnie Garwood
(m. 1910, annulled)

(m. 1917; div. 1917)

Clinton Donnelly
(m. 1923, divorced)

Frances White (born Frances Mae Caples; January 1, 1896 – February 24, 1969) was an American singer and actress on Broadway, on the vaudeville stage, and in silent films. She popularized the spelling song "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I". She played "Fanny Warden" in The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford (1915), a series of silent short comedies. She was also in the cast of the eugenics film The Black Stork (1917).