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Jane White
Jane White (October 30, 1922 – July 24, 2011) was an actress of African-American descent. Born in New York City, she attended Smith College and The New School.〔(Jane White archived papers )〕
In 1945, she made her Broadway debut in ''Strange Fruit''. This performance was followed by roles in ''Razzle Dazzle'', ''The Insect Comedy'', ''The Climate of Eden'', ''Take a Giant Step'', ''Jane Eyre'', and ''The Power and The Glory''. In 1959, she opened the acclaimed musical ''Once Upon a Mattress'', originating the role of Queen Aggravain alongside Carol Burnett and Joseph Bova.〔Blum, Daniel, ed. ''Theatre World: Season 1959-60''. Vol. 16. Philadelphia: Chilton Company, 1960.〕 She won an Obie Award in 1971 for sustained achievement.〔Who's Who in the Theatre. "Jane White." 17th ed. Gale Research, 1981. Document Number: K1652002072 (Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. ) Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008.〕
==Early life==
Jane was born to Walter Francis White, a notable civil-rights leader and national secretary of the NAACP from 1931 to 1955, and Gladys Leah Powell. She grew up in the fashionable Sugar Hill neighborhood of Harlem at 409 Edgecombe Avenue. The house was nicknamed "The White House of Harlem" because of the prominent and important figures who were part of her parents' circle. She had one brother, Walter Carl Darrow White.〔"Walter Francis White/Civil Rights Leader". http://www.hometoharlem.com/〕〔Jane White Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.〕
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