Harry Bannister (September 29, 1889 â€" February 26, 1961) was an
American stage, film and television actor, and theater producer and
director.Born in Holland, Michigan, Bannister began acting in movies
and on Broadway in the 1920s. He married the actress Ann Harding in
1926, and appeared with her in two films, Her Private Affair (1929)
and The Girl of the Golden West (1930). The two of them also were
prominent actors in Pittsburgh theatre, appearing in productions with
the Sharp Company and later starting the Nixon Players. They were
divorced in 1932.Bannister founded the American Music Hall Theatre
Group in New York City. Its first production, a melodrama entitled The
Drunkard, ran for 277 performances. He appeared regularly on Broadway
in the 1950s, starring, opposite Celeste Holm, in Affairs of State and
in Love Me Long with Shirley Booth.On television Bannister played one
of the fathers in the 1953 Russel Crouse TV series Life with Father.
American stage, film and television actor, and theater producer and
director.Born in Holland, Michigan, Bannister began acting in movies
and on Broadway in the 1920s. He married the actress Ann Harding in
1926, and appeared with her in two films, Her Private Affair (1929)
and The Girl of the Golden West (1930). The two of them also were
prominent actors in Pittsburgh theatre, appearing in productions with
the Sharp Company and later starting the Nixon Players. They were
divorced in 1932.Bannister founded the American Music Hall Theatre
Group in New York City. Its first production, a melodrama entitled The
Drunkard, ran for 277 performances. He appeared regularly on Broadway
in the 1950s, starring, opposite Celeste Holm, in Affairs of State and
in Love Me Long with Shirley Booth.On television Bannister played one
of the fathers in the 1953 Russel Crouse TV series Life with Father.
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