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  Thelma White -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
White's most famous role arrived in Tell Your Children, a cheap B-movie made in 1936 to warn audiences of the dangers of (A strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared) marijuana.
White continued to struggle through B-movies and small roles for the next few years, and in Hollywood circles was more known for her private life than any oncamera abilities.
White, who had starred with WC Fields and (United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)) Jack Benny in her best years, was somewhat chagrined to be known for such a film.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/T/Th/Thelma_White.htm   (582 words)

  
 Thelma White Case Forced College
Thelma White, valedictorian of the 1954 graduating class of El Paso's all-fl Douglass School, became the first fl student to be admitted to an all-white Texas University.
While waiting for her lawsuit to go to court, Thelma White enrolled at New Mexico A and M (later NMSU), where she was to continue her education.
Thelma White died in 1985, but her legacy lives on at UTEP to this day.
www.epcc.edu /ftp/Homes/monicaw/borderlands/14_thelma_white.htm   (684 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Film | News | Obituary: Thelma White
If the actor Thelma White, who has died aged 94, had not appeared in a notorious stinker of a film, she would probably never have been even a footnote in cinema history, let alone the subject of an obituary.
White plays Mae, a hard-boiled blonde, the mistress of a dope peddler, who lures clean-cut teenagers (16 going on 40) to her apartment, where they are turned into raving lunatics after one puff of "the demon weed".
White, who, in her younger days, gained a racy reputation among Hollywood denizens for having had affairs with women, including Marlene Dietrich, was married three times.
film.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,12589,1400581,00.html   (637 words)

  
 In Remembrance- Thelma White
Thelma White, the RKO contract actress best known for her role in the 1936 anti-marijuana film Reefer Madness, has passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2005 in Woodland Hills, California.
By the age of 10, White was singing and dancing in a Vaudeville act called the White Sisters, though she was not related to the other half of the act.
White, however, was reluctant to take the part, but had little choice under her contract.
www.filmbuffonline.com /InRemembrance/ThelmaWhite.htm   (619 words)

  
 Conservation Trust for North Carolina
Thelma White’s property is located outside of Blowing Rock within the viewshed of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Mountain-to-Sea public hiking trail.
Thelma came back to live on the property where she was born when her father became ill and needed her help.
Thelma is not interested in using her property for financial gain even though it is located in an attractive and rapidly growing area around Blowing Rock.
www.ctnc.org /projects/white.htm   (510 words)

  
 Thelma White | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Actress Thelma White, best known for playing a drug addict in "Reefer Madness," a 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film that resurfaced decades later and became a cult classic, has died.
White, a musical and comedic actress who made more than 40 movies with the likes of W.C. Fields, Will Rogers and others, was horrified when RKO studios picked her for the film.
White was born Thelma Wolpa in Lincoln, Neb., in 1910.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050123/news_lz1j23actress.html   (336 words)

  
 News articles for Thelma, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
When Thelma Sibley of Michigan helped her young daughter dress for a trip to the playground one day several years ago, she never imagined that it would be the...
Thelma Sweet of Riverside, said that she joined because her mother was a member of the original chrismon group.
Thelma Wimmer, a former councilwoman who has lived most of her 96 years in Sykesville and is considered its historian, gave the effort an initial boost with a...
www.linkmorgue.org /united_states/full/Kentucky/Thelma.html   (2757 words)

  
 African American Registry: Thelma White, a Texas original
The daughter of Ray and Johnnie Mae (Dickins) White was born in Marlin, Texas and moved to El Paso with her family as a small child.
Shortly after graduation White applied for admission to Texas Western College, her application was rejected because the university system maintained a policy of racial exclusion.
White's attorneys, including Thurgood Marshall, refused to abandon her suit, and on July 18 Federal District Judge Robert E. Thomas issued a declaratory judgment in her behalf, permanently enjoining the UT system from denying her or any other African-American student the right to study at Texas Western.
www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/1360/Thelma_White_a_Texas_original   (343 words)

  
 Thelma White, starred in 'Reefer Madness'
LOS ANGELES -- Actress Thelma White, best known for playing a drug addict in ''Reefer Madness,'' a 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film that resurfaced decades later as a cult classic, has died.
White played a hard-boiled blond named Mae who peddles ''demon weed'' to unsuspecting youths in the low-budget cautionary tale written by a religious group about the dangers of marijuana.
White was horrified when RKO studios picked her for the film.
www.suntimes.com /output/obituaries/cst-nws-xwhite18.html   (196 words)

  
 FORUMS.AdvanCode.com -> Thelma White
Thelma White, whose portrayal of a hard-boiled addiction queen in the 1936 movie "Reefer Madness" was largely forgotten until the film resurfaced in the 1970s as a cult classic, died of pneumonia Tuesday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills.
White was to play one of the adults who push the "demon weed" on unsuspecting youths.
White, despite her reliance on a wheelchair and oxygen tank, saw the show twice.
forums.advancode.com /index.php?showtopic=2405&view=getlastpost   (1419 words)

  
 [Deathwatch] Thelma White, actress, 94   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Thelma White, 94, of Reefer Madness Posted January 16 2005 LOS ANGELES · Thelma White, whose portrayal of a hard-boiled addiction queen in the 1936 movie Reefer Madness was largely forgotten until the 1970s, when the film resurfaced as a cult classic, died of pneumonia Tuesday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital.
White was a carnival performer as a toddler, progressed to vaudeville, radio and movies, then worked as an agent and producer for many years.
White was the daughter of carnival performers who traveled the Midwest.
slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2005-January/000982.html   (471 words)

  
 CultuurArchief.nl - Film en Dvd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
De Amerikaanse actrice Thelma White overleed in januari 2005 op 94-jarige leeftijd.
In de jaren dertig en veertig acteerde Thelma White in meer dan veertig speelflms.
Thelma White werd in 1910 geboren in Lincoln, Nebraska als Thelma Wolpa.
www.absofacts2.com /filmendvd/data/filmdvd0033.htm   (835 words)

  
 RPGHost Community Forums - Thelma White, 'Reefer' Star, Dies at 94
White played a hard-boiled blonde named Mae who peddles "demon weed" to unsuspecting young people in "Reefer Madness," a low-budget cautionary tale written by a religious group.
White was horrified when RKO Studios picked her for the antidrug film.
White was a carnival performer as a toddler before moving on to vaudeville, radio and movies.
forums.rpghost.com /showthread.php?t=27589   (413 words)

  
 [ MediaGab ] - Thelma White, 'Reefer Madness' actress, dies at 94   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Thelma White, 'Reefer Madness' actress, dies at 94
LOS ANGELES - Actress Thelma White, best known for playing a drug addict in "Reefer Madness," a 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film that resurfaced decades later as a cult classic, has died.
A musical and comedy actress who made more than 40 movies with the likes of W.C. Fields, Will Rogers, and others, White was horrified when RKO studios picked her for the film.
www.mediagab.com /story.asp?id=1504   (290 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: WHITE, THELMA JOYCE
Thelma Joyce White, civil-rights plaintiff, daughter of Ray and Johnnie Mae (Dickins) White, was born January 10, 1936, in Marlin, Texas.
Responding to White's suit and the court ruling, the University of Texas Board of Regents voted on July 8 to permit TWC to accept fl students.
White worked at White Sands Missile Range for many years before health problems forced her to retire.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/WW/fwhlu.html   (498 words)

  
 The Albuquerque Tribune: Opinions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Some suggest it might have begun as a class issue, instituted as part of a set of rules for the nouveau riche attempting to fit in to high society.
Another theory suggests white shoes reflect light and heat, making their wearer colder in winter.
Dear Thelma: A friend of mine enjoys having people over for dinner, but she always starts doing dishes before we've left.
www.abqtrib.com /albq/opinions/article/0,2565,ALBQ_19868_3645042,00.html   (469 words)

  
 Thelma Boardman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Walt Disney probably never realized filming “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” in 1936 and working on ideas about adapting "Bambi", a book by Felix Salten, that "Bambi" would become a memorable classic.
She was First Lady from 1969 to 1974, when her husband resigned from office.
Thelma White, who played the hard-core addiction queen in the 1936 film "Reefer Madness" that became a cult classic in the 1970s, died in Los Angeles at age 94.
www.lasso.dk /cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?results&descrip=0&timeout=5&keywords=Thelma+Boardman&page=1&perpage=20&prev=1&wordfilter=&engines=About   (570 words)

  
 OA Online Engagements   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Her fiancé is the son of the late Connie Schmidtzinsky and was raised by his aunt Carolyn Jennings of Odessa.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Thomas and Thelma White of Saginaw.
She is a 1998 graduate of Calvary Academy in Saginaw and a graduate of Texas Bible Institute in Columbus.
www.oaoa.com /announce/engage032402.htm   (246 words)

  
 Art Machine: Thelma White: 1910 - 2005
Somewhere between the two falls Thelma White's fame - the fame of an actress who appeared in the classic film Reefer Madness.
Born in 1910, White was a carnival performer as a toddler, progressed to vaudeville, radio and movies, then worked as an agent and producer for many years.
During her heyday as an actress, she appeared alongside such legendary performers as W.C. Fields, Will Rogers, Red Skelton and Jack Benny.
www.art-machine.org /archives/2005/01/thelma_white_19.html   (228 words)

  
 Recent deaths   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Chalkie White, 76, rugby union coach who coached Leicester Tigers to 3 cup victories 1979-81.
Thelma White, 94, United States actress, starred in Reefer Madness
David White, 50, British Commander of British forces on Gibraltar, found dead in his swimming-pool
hallencyclopedia.com /Recent_deaths   (1540 words)

  
 'Reefer Madness' Thelma White dead at 94 - PittsburghLIVE.com
Actress Thelma White, who starred in the 1936 movie "Reefer Madness," has died in Los Angeles of pneumonia at age 94, the Los Angeles Times reported.
White, who started her career as a carnival performer as a toddler, died Tuesday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills.
He then screened it in New York as a benefit for the advocacy group, launching it on the road to cult-film history.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/s_292866.html   (194 words)

  
 Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Pages: The Taylor & Lanza family trees of PA, W.Va. OH, & Wis.
This is the mother of Ruth Elizabeth Jane, Margaret Ellen, Benjamin Franklin, & William Morgan White of Marshall Co. W.Va. Eliza's husband Alexander White was killed in Winchester, Va. during the Civil War.
Benjamin is a son of Alexander and Eliza Miller White.
James and Margaret White Cain were married Jan. 11, 1880 in Marshall Co., WV.
familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/l/a/n/Carol-Lanza-   (1928 words)

  
 McLeansboro.com [Obituaries]: Thelma Ethel White dead at age 84.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
McLeansboro.com [Obituaries]: Thelma Ethel White dead at age 84.
Thelma Ethel White, 84, of McLeansboro, died Friday, June 30, 2000, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hopewell Baptist Church Building Fund.
www.mcleansboro.com /obits/2000/tewhite.htm   (202 words)

  
 Thelma White Harry Preston - new and used books
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Thelma White Harry Preston - Thelma Who Almost 100 Years of Showbiz
www.isbn.pl /A-thelma-white-harry-preston   (83 words)

  
 Nominations of Thelma J. Askey, Jennifer Anne Hillman, Stephen Koplan, and Patrick A. Mulloy by United States, New, ...
Nominations of Thelma J. Askey, Jennifer Anne Hillman, Stephen Koplan, and Patrick A. Mulloy: Hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate,...
Nominations of Thelma J. Askey, Jennifer Anne Hill...
Thelma Who?: Almost 100 Years of Showbiz (By Thelma White)
www.bookfinder4u.com /detail/0160565960.html   (312 words)

  
 Breast Cancer, Abortion and the Black Woman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The other day, I received a notice in the mailbox.
Thelma White who is with Cancer Awareness Canada.
A U.S. woman has (on average) a 12% risk of contracting breast cancer during her lifetime.
www.pregnantpause.org /racism/abcblack.htm   (181 words)

  
 Florida Folklorists
Following her work with the FFP, Belland remained in White Springs to work as an educator with the Suwannee County School system, using her folklife studies to help develop school programs in food management and other areas.
In addition to accessing and arranging folk collections, she worked on numerous FFP projects including the Minorcan Folklife Area, the Seminole Slide Tape Project, the Florida Folk Arts Survey, the Maritime Heritage Survey Project, the Library Folklife Program, the West Florida Folklife Survey, and the Folk Arts in the School Libraries.
Thelma Ann Boltin, affectionately known by many as "Cousin Thelma," was the voice and face of the Florida Folk Festival for 30 years, an institution that she helped found in 1952.
www.floridamemory.com /Collections/folklife/folklorists.cfm   (1905 words)

  
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Thelma Blue - "Of study she took the most care and heed" Glee Club '23; English Club '23; Cameo Girl '23; Senior Girls' Basketball '23.
George Glass - "He is Athletic from the soles of his Irish feet." 2nd Team Basketball '21-'22; 1st Team Basketball '23; Football '23; Minstrel '20; Miss Bob White '21; Springtime '22; Cameo Gril (sic) '23; Athletic Advising Board '23; Yell Leader '22-'23; Manager Varisty Basketball; Baseball and Football '20-'21.
English Club '23; Minstrel '20; Miss Bob White '21; Springtime '22; Cameo Girl '23.
www.rootsweb.com /~inwells/gs/school/1923bhs.txt   (2767 words)

  
 Warren McCollum - Movie information at FilmsAndTV.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
When orphaned Tommy (Frankie Darro) goes to reform school on a bum rap to cover for the deeds of his foster brother, Eddie (Ben Welden), he is befriended by Dr. Owens (Grant Withers) who helps him break out so that Tommy can track down those who influenced Eddie.
High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll (Joseph Forte) lectures PTA members through a story about how Mae (Thelma White) and Jack (Carleton Young) ruined their lives when they became involved with marijuana.
Years later, this film was considered a cult classic among teen audiences in the 1960s and 1970s.
www.filmsandtv.com /search.asp?ms=2&uq=Warren%20McCollum   (222 words)

  
 reefer
The actress who played the pot-dealing seductress in Reefer Madness, Thelma White died last week in
White played a hard-boiled blonde named Mae who peddles 'demon weed' to unsuspecting young
White was a carnival performer as a toddler before
www.intergate.com /~letterle/reefer.html   (646 words)

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