Nathaniel Harrington Bannister (January 13, 1813 â€" November 2, 1847)
was an American actor and playwright, one of the better American
playwrights of his day.Bannister wrote over 40 plays, including the
very popular Putnam, the Iron Son of '76 (1844) about the American
Revolutionary War hero Israel Putnam which played for 78 consecutive
nights in New York at the Bowery Theatre (produced by Thomas S.
Hamblin), an astounding success for its time. The bulk of Bannister's
many works, only some of which were published, are historical
dramas.Bannister was born in Delaware (some sources report Maryland)
in 1813, and made his first appearance on stage in Baltimore at age 16
in the role of Young Norval. He died in poverty in New York on
November 2, 1847.
was an American actor and playwright, one of the better American
playwrights of his day.Bannister wrote over 40 plays, including the
very popular Putnam, the Iron Son of '76 (1844) about the American
Revolutionary War hero Israel Putnam which played for 78 consecutive
nights in New York at the Bowery Theatre (produced by Thomas S.
Hamblin), an astounding success for its time. The bulk of Bannister's
many works, only some of which were published, are historical
dramas.Bannister was born in Delaware (some sources report Maryland)
in 1813, and made his first appearance on stage in Baltimore at age 16
in the role of Young Norval. He died in poverty in New York on
November 2, 1847.
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