Charles William White (c. 1934 – 2006), known by his stage name "Country" Bill White, was an American burial artist who gained notoriety as the "living corpse" and was voluntarily buried alive as a publicity stunt throughout the 1960s–1980s.
He was buried at Christie's Beachcomber in Galveston for 49 days, breaking O'Dell's record.
[2] On June 9, 1966, he married Lottie White who also volunteered to be buried alive, billing herself as "Mrs.
[3] In April 1968, he was buried for 62 days, besting Irish burial artist Michael "Mick" Meaney.
[4] BBC fixed a live satellite link between London and the States in order to broadcast a joint interview between the pair.