Ms. Whiting was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Born in Los Angeles, she was the daughter of Richard A. Whiting, the composer who wrote classics such as "Hooray for Hollywood" and "Till We Meet Again".
Her movie career began with the 1945 film, Junior Miss, a movie based on her popular radio show by the same name. This was followed by nine other starring roles until she married and retired. On television, she hosted the show Those Whiting Girls on CBS, along with her sister, Margaret Whiting.
BarbaraWhitingSmith, an actress who performed in films in the 1940s and 1950s, including "Carnival in Costa Rica," "Beware, My Lovely" and "Dangerous When Wet," has died.
Smith, of Bloomfield Village, Mich., died of cancer Wednesday.
She was the sister of singer Margaret Whiting and the daughter of composer Richard Whiting, who wrote hundreds of songs, including "Hooray for Hollywood."
Smith got her break in movies when she was 13, playing the role of Fuffy Adams in the 1945 film "Junior Miss." With that, 20th Century Fox signed her to a contract.
She also performed in a "Junior Miss" radio series from 1952 to 1954 and starred with her sister in "Those Whiting Girls," a TV show that ran for two years.
In 1959, after marrying Gail Smith, an executive with General Motors, she moved to Michigan and retired from acting.
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