In 1993 Beryl Bainbridge was reminiscing in an article in the Independent about her years as a young actress. She made an uncomplimentary remark about Joan White, with whom she had appeared in The Beaver Coat at Dundee Repertory Theatre in 1952, adding that White was "dead now".Independent 24 April 1993 The Independent had to publish a grovelling apology, pointing out that White was busy directing a new play for the Chelsea festival.Independent 22 May 1993
