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Dave White(1939-2019)

  • Composer
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Dave White was born on 26 November 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The First Wives Club (1996), Grease (1978) and Suicide Squad (2016). He was married to Sandra Simone. He died on 16 March 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
BornNovember 26, 1939
DiedMarch 16, 2019(79)
BornNovember 26, 1939
DiedMarch 16, 2019(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, and Bette Midler in The First Wives Club (1996)
The First Wives Club
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, and Joan Blondell in Grease (1978)
Grease
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1978
Will Smith, Jared Leto, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, and Karen Fukuhara in Suicide Squad (2016)
Suicide Squad
5.9
  • Soundtrack(as David White)
  • 2016
Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1973

Credits

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Composer

  • Grace feat. G-Eazy: You Don't Own Me (2015)
    Grace feat. G-Eazy: You Don't Own Me
    5.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2015
  • Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
    3.3
    • Composer (as David White)
    • 1975
  • Dogpound Shuffle (1975)
    Dogpound Shuffle
    7.0
    • music composed by (as David White)
    • 1975
  • Belle et Sébastien (1965)
    Belle et Sébastien
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer (as David White)
    • 1965

Actor

  • Let the Good Times Roll (1973)
    Let the Good Times Roll
    7.5
    • Danny and the Juniors (uncredited)
    • 1973

Music Department

  • Dogpound Shuffle (1975)
    Dogpound Shuffle
    7.0
    • conductor (as David White)
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • David White
  • Born
    • November 26, 1939
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • March 16, 2019
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA(lung and throat cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Sandra Simone? - March 16, 2019 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Songwriter: Wrote "1-2-3", a hit for Len Barry.
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    • 1 Article

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    Member of Danny and the Juniors. Left the group in the early 1960s to write and produce.

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