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[Photograph of Jane White as Queen Aggravain in the musical "Once Upon a Mattress"]. (1959). Photofest.
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October 30, 1922, New York, NY
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July 24, 2011 (age 88), New York, NY
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Walter Francis White (Father; Executive Secretary of the NAACP, 1929-1955);
Gladys Powell (Mother)
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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