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Barbara Whiting(1931-2004)

  • Actress
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Barbara Whiting in Home, Sweet Homicide (1946)
Barbara Whiting was born on 19 May 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Home, Sweet Homicide (1946), Junior Miss (1945) and Dangerous When Wet (1953). She was married to Gail Smith. She died on 9 June 2004 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
BornMay 19, 1931
DiedJune 9, 2004(73)
BornMay 19, 1931
DiedJune 9, 2004(73)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Randolph Scott, Dean Stockwell, Lynn Bari, Peggy Ann Garner, and Connie Marshall in Home, Sweet Homicide (1946)
Home, Sweet Homicide
6.9
  • Jo-Ella Holbrook
  • 1946
Scotty Beckett, Mona Freeman, Peggy Ann Garner, Allyn Joslyn, and Faye Marlowe in Junior Miss (1945)
Junior Miss
7.3
  • Fuffy Adams
  • 1945
Jack Carson, Denise Darcel, Charlotte Greenwood, Fernando Lamas, and Esther Williams in Dangerous When Wet (1953)
Dangerous When Wet
6.3
  • Suzie Higgins
  • 1953
Ida Lupino and Robert Ryan in Beware, My Lovely (1952)
Beware, My Lovely
6.7
  • Ruth Williams
  • 1952

Credits

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Actress

  • The Wizard of Oz (1991)
    The Wizard of Oz
    5.5
    Short
    • West Witch (voice)
    • 1991
  • The Sergeant and the Lady (1958)
    The Sergeant and the Lady
    TV Movie
    • 1958
  • Men of Annapolis (1957)
    Men of Annapolis
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Willie
    • 1957
  • Dan Simmons in Those Whiting Girls (1955)
    Those Whiting Girls
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Barbara Whiting
    • 1955–1957
  • TV Reader's Digest (1955)
    TV Reader's Digest
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Birdie
    • 1956
  • Martha Hyer, Frank Parker, Forrest Tucker, Dick Wesson, Barbara Whiting, Margaret Whiting, and The Sportsmen Quartet in Paris Follies of 1956 (1955)
    Paris Follies of 1956
    5.2
    • Barbara Walton
    • 1955
  • Fireside Theatre (1949)
    Fireside Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Marian
    • 1955
  • Reed Hadley in Public Defender (1954)
    Public Defender
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Torry
    • Elly Black
    • 1954
  • Jack Webb in Dragnet (1951)
    Dragnet
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1954
  • Jack Carson, Denise Darcel, Charlotte Greenwood, Fernando Lamas, and Esther Williams in Dangerous When Wet (1953)
    Dangerous When Wet
    6.3
    • Suzie Higgins
    • 1953
  • David Alpert and Frances Rafferty in Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952)
    Your Jeweler's Showcase
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Alice
    • 1952–1953
  • Charlotte Austin, Billy Daniels, Arthur Franz, and Frankie Laine in Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952)
    Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
    5.5
    • Suzy Milligan
    • 1952
  • Ida Lupino and Robert Ryan in Beware, My Lovely (1952)
    Beware, My Lovely
    6.7
    • Ruth Williams
    • 1952
  • The Bigelow Theatre (1950)
    The Bigelow Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • Susan Hayward, George Sanders, and Dan Dailey in I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
    I Can Get It for You Wholesale
    6.7
    • Ellen Cooper
    • 1951

Soundtrack

  • The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956)
    The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Money Tree", "Just Sittin' on Top of the World", "Sometimes I'm Happy", "Japanese Sandman", "Breezin' Along with the Breeze", "Ain't We Got Fun", "Too Marvelous for Words", "She's Funny That Way", "Moonlight in Vermont", "The Old Soft Shoe", "Y'all Come" (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Dan Simmons in Those Whiting Girls (1955)
    Those Whiting Girls
    7.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sleepy Time Gal", "Too Marvelous for Words", "Beyond the Blue Horizon"
    • 1955
  • Jack Carson, Denise Darcel, Charlotte Greenwood, Fernando Lamas, and Esther Williams in Dangerous When Wet (1953)
    Dangerous When Wet
    6.3
    • performer: "I Like Men", "Ain't Nature Grand" (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Constance Bennett, Walter Brennan, Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain, William Eythe, Dorothy Gish, and Cornel Wilde in Centennial Summer (1946)
    Centennial Summer
    6.0
    • performer: "Up with the Lark" (uncredited)
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Barbara Whiting Smith
  • Born
    • May 19, 1931
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 9, 2004
    • Pontiac, Michigan, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Gail SmithMay 7, 1959 - 1991 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Richard Whiting Smith
  • Parents
    • Richard A. Whiting
  • Relatives
      Margaret Whiting(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Performed in a radio series "Junior Miss".
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Younger sister of singer/actress Margaret Whiting. Daughter of composer Richard A. Whiting.

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