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Theodore Richard White (March 25, 1931 – October 26, 2020) was an American businessman, songwriter, music manager and producer from Detroit, Michigan. [1] White was the manager and first husband of soul singer Aretha Franklin .
- Meeting Aretha and Becoming Her Manager
- Fatherhood and Separation
- Read More: How Many Children Did Aretha Franklin Have and Where Are They Now?
- Where Is Ted White Now?
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Ted White was born in Detroit, Michigan, in March 1931. He was described by Timemagazine in 1968 as "a former dabbler in Detroit real estate and a street-corner wheeler-dealer." White, who also owned a chain of jukeboxes, was a sandlot promoter before he took over managing the career of singer Aretha in 1961.
The couple had one son together, Ted 'Teddy' White Jr, born in 1964. After his parents' divorce, Teddy was mostly raised by his father's family in Michigan. He spent the holidays and weekends with his mother in Detroit. Teddy went on to play guitar for his mother, before becoming a singer-songwriter under the name Teddy Richards.
White and Aretha separated in 1968, and her brother Cecil Franklin took over managing her career. Their divorce was finalized in 1969. White was said to be abusive towards Aretha during their marriage. According to a 1968 Timemagazine story, White "roughed her up in public at Atlanta's Regency Hyatt House Hotel." Gospel legend Mahalia Jackson told ...
Little is known about Ted White's life and career in recent years. He is now aged 90. In 2019, it was reported by the Detroit Free Press that Ted White had been seeking a cut of her estate, following her death the previous year.
Ted White was a Detroit businessman and manager who married Aretha Franklin in 1961, when she was 18 and he was 30. He was accused of being abusive and controlling, and their divorce was finalized in 1969.
Aug 4, 2021 · At the time of its release, Franklin — who died in 2018 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76 — was married to her first husband Ted White, who also became her manager.
Alex Bayouth (January 25, 1926 – October 14, 2022), known professionally as Ted White, was an American stuntman and actor who was best known for playing Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.
YearFilmRole2018To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder StoryHimself2013Himself2009Himself2001TrooperOct 18, 2022 · Ted White has passed away at 96. The actor, who is best known to horror fans as Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home.
Ted White (1926-2022) was an American actor, stuntman, and stunt coordinator who worked on films such as Starman, Romancing the Stone, and Escape from New York. He also played Jason in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter and appeared in TV shows like Magnum, P.I. and The X-Files.
Oct 17, 2022 · White famously played iconic horror killer Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter in 1984, but he wasn’t the first actor to don the iconic hockey mask.
