Anne Whitfield has died on the age of 85.
The veteran actress – who was finest recognized for her function as Susan Waverly in 1954 festive basic White Christmas – died on 14 February along with her household by her aspect at Valley Memorial Hospital in Yakima, Washington.
Her demise got here following an ‘sudden accident’ whereas out for a stroll.
Her obituary states: ‘The lifetime of Anne Langham Whitfield Phillips was a gorgeous one, with each second used to uplift the world and people round her.’
It says she died on February 15, ‘surrounded by household at Valley Memorial Hospital after struggling an sudden accident whereas on a stroll in her neighbourhood.’
The assertion goes on: ‘By the kindness of neighbours who supplied professional medical assist, household had the present to say goodbye and specific love and gratitude, a present we are going to all the time cherish.’
A celebration of life for Whitfield – who’s survived by her three kids and 7 grandchildren – will happen on 22 March, with mourners urged to make charity donations or plant tress is reminiscence of the actress.
The actress started her profession when she moved to Hollywood on the age of simply 4, securing roles on widespread radio exhibits corresponding to One Man’s Household by the age of seven.
She was 15 when she was solid in White Christmas because the granddaughter of lodge proprietor Main Basic Thomas Waverly (Dean Jagger) and spent most of her profession in tv, showing within the likes of One Step Past, Rawhide, The Six Million Greenback Man and The Untouchables.
Whitfield moved out of Hollywood to Olympia, Washington within the Seventies, the place she went again to varsity and in addition labored as a steward for Clear Water on the Division of Ecology for the State of Washington.
Her obituary said: ‘Though Annie was a proficient actor, Los Angeles didn’t have sufficient timber for her and he or she left Hollywood for her new life “up north” within the 1970’s.
‘Throughout this transition, Annie grew to become dedicated to causes that promote Peace and protect nature.
‘After “retiring”, Annie labored tirelessly as an activist and group organiser, working proper up till the day she handed away…
‘Annie’s biggest want is for her household and future generations to thrive in a world characterised by love, acceptance, pure magnificence, and the cessation of political and social injustices.
‘She was a powerhouse in life and we hope her immense constructive power flows out to those that had the pleasure of figuring out her.’
The obituary notes that Whitfield labored ‘tirelessly’ as an activist and group organiser up till the day of her demise, having fought for causes together with local weather change, voter registration and truthful electoral programs, girls’s rights, refugee assimilation together with educating English to native refugees and ‘virtually any left-leaning political trigger’ in addition to being a blood donor.
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