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Slappy White

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Slappy White

Original Name
Melvin Edward White
Birth
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Death
7 Nov 1995 (aged 74)
Brigantine, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Windsor Mill Manor, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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Actor, Comedian. He performed stand-up comedy in the 1950s and 1960s with comedian Redd Foxx. Foxx would cast him as 'Melvin" in his 1970s situation comedy series "Sanford and Son," a role he appeared in for the show's first season. Married to singer LaVern Baker from 1959 to 1969, who would go on to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
Actor, Comedian. He performed stand-up comedy in the 1950s and 1960s with comedian Redd Foxx. Foxx would cast him as 'Melvin" in his 1970s situation comedy series "Sanford and Son," a role he appeared in for the show's first season. Married to singer LaVern Baker from 1959 to 1969, who would go on to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jan 22, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6107371/slappy-white: accessed ), memorial page for Slappy White (27 Sep 1921–7 Nov 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6107371, citing King Memorial Park, Windsor Mill Manor, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.