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Onna White(1922-2005)

  • Choreography
  • Music Department
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Onna White
Onna White was born on 24 March 1922 in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is known for Oliver! (1968), Pete's Dragon (1977) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963). She was married to Larry Douglas and James Edwin Callaway. She died on 8 April 2005 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMarch 24, 1922
DiedApril 8, 2005(83)
BornMarch 24, 1922
DiedApril 8, 2005(83)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Oliver Reed, Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, and Jack Wild in Oliver! (1968)
Oliver!
7.4
  • Choreography
  • 1968
Charlie Callas and Sean Marshall in Pete's Dragon (1977)
Pete's Dragon
6.4
  • Choreography
  • 1977
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Bye Bye Birdie
6.6
  • Choreography
  • 1963
Buddy Hackett, Paul Ford, Hermione Gingold, Shirley Jones, Pert Kelton, and Robert Preston in The Music Man (1962)
The Music Man
7.7
  • Choreography
  • 1962

Credits

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Choreography

  • Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers in Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994)
    Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • choreographer
    • 1994
  • River Phoenix, Richard Dean Anderson, Peter Horton, Drake Hogestyn, Terri Treas, and Roger Wilson in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982)
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
    6.6
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1982
  • Charlie Callas and Sean Marshall in Pete's Dragon (1977)
    Pete's Dragon
    6.4
    • choreographer
    • 1977
  • Mame (1974)
    Mame
    5.9
    • choreographer: musical numbers
    • 1974
  • 1776 (1972)
    1776
    7.6
    • choreographer
    • 1972
  • The Great Waltz (1972)
    The Great Waltz
    5.1
    • choreographer
    • 1972
  • Oliver Reed, Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, and Jack Wild in Oliver! (1968)
    Oliver!
    7.4
    • choreographer
    • 1968
  • Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
    Bye Bye Birdie
    6.6
    • choreographer
    • 1963
  • Buddy Hackett, Paul Ford, Hermione Gingold, Shirley Jones, Pert Kelton, and Robert Preston in The Music Man (1962)
    The Music Man
    7.7
    • choreographer
    • 1962
  • Fanny
    TV Movie
    • choreography by
    • 1956

Music Department

  • Oliver Reed, Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, and Jack Wild in Oliver! (1968)
    Oliver!
    7.4
    • musical sequences stager
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 24, 1922
    • Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Died
    • April 8, 2005
    • West Hollywood, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Larry DouglasAugust 21, 1948 - March 2, 1959 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    (1947- 1978**). Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    After dancing on Broadway, she became an assistant to Michael Kidd, and decided to become a choreographer herself.
  • Quotes
    When I look back on my career, I realize I had a lot of nerve. I had stride. I had guts. If you really want to be a choreographer, get down to business. Give it all you've got. You've got to prove yourself honey; and if you do it doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman.

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