William Bailey (actor) explained

William Bailey
Birth Name:Gardner Warren Reineck
Birth Date:September 26, 1886
Birth Place:Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Death Place:Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse:
    Resting Place:Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
    Yearsactive:1911–1959
    Occupation:Actor, director

    William Norton Bailey (born Gardner Warren Reineck;[1] [2] September 26, 1886 – November 8, 1962)[3] was an American actor and director.

    Personal life

    William Norton Bailey was born Gardner Warren Reineck on 26 September 1886 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Rebecca Gardener Phillips and Jesse P. Reineck, his father was a Western Union telegraph operator. The family moved around the country based on Jesse’s work. The Reineck’s divorced after 1900 when Jesse was arrested, along with five other telegraph operators, for defrauding American Express.[4] William's mother settled the family for a number of years in Milwaukee.

    Bailey was married on 1917 in Philadelphia to Mary Cannon, an actress who worked under the professional names of Polly Vann[5] and Mary/Polly Bailey.[6] They had no children. After their marriage, William, his new wife, and his mother moved to New York City where he was a director at Vitagraph Studios.[7] After her death in 1952,[8] he married a second time to Mrs. Aletha Hamilton Fadden in Los Angeles.[9] They died within a few months of each other and are buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

    Film career

    Bailey's initial work in motion pictures came with Cosmopolitan Pictures, for which he directed one-reel and two-reel films. Bailey appeared in more than 300 films between 1911 and 1959, but his roles were often uncredited. Bailey also starred in the original cast of No, No Nanette (1925), a smash hit on Broadway. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Bailey died in Hollywood, California in 1962 at the age of 76.[10] [11]

    Selected filmography

    YearFilmRoleNotes
    1911Mae's SuitorsA Suitor
    1912The SnareTom Ransom
    1912The PenitentHugh Thompson
    1913Dear Old GirlFriend of Ted Warren
    1913The Love Lute of RomanyA Farmer
    1914The Banker's DaughterHarold Routledge
    1915Her Husband's HonorSecret Service Agent Ellen
    1916A Coney Island PrincessJan Kouver
    1916A Million A MinuteMark Seager
    1917The Pride of New YorkHarold Whitley
    1918Bonnie Annie LaurieCaptain Donald McGrego
    1918I'll Say SoAugust Myers
    1919Speedy MeadeCal Merchant
    1920The Phantom FoeBob Royal Credited as William Norton Bailey
    1921The Yellow ArmJerry Engleson Credited as William N. Bailey
    1923Is Money Everything?Roy Pelham
    1923Three O'Clock in the MorningHugo von Strohm
    1924The Flaming FortiesDesparde Credited as William Norton Bailey
    1924The Uninvited GuestFred Morgan
    1924The Cyclone Rider
    1924Winner Take AllJim Devereaux
    1925My Neighbor's WifeGreed's Assistant
    1925Bustin' Thru Harvey Gregg
    1926The House Without a KeyHarry Jennison Credited as William Norton Bailey
    1927The Masked MenaceCredited as William Norton Bailey
    1928The Flyin' CowboyJames Bell
    1928The Way of the StrongTiger LouieCredited as William N. Bailey
    1928Burning BridgesJim BlackCredited as William N. Bailey
    1929The AviatorBrooks Credited as William Norton Bailey
    1930Back PayEd
    1930TodayGregory
    1931An American TragedyReporter in CourtroomUncredited
    1931Mata Hari Dubois' Aide Uncredited
    1932Midnight PatrolPowers
    1934Manhattan MelodramaAl Barnes (croupier) Uncredited
    1936I'll Name the MurdererWilliam Hugo Van Ostrum
    1937London by NightScotland Yard DetectiveUncredited
    1939Miracles for SaleMan in Box Uncredited
    1940Bitter SweetMan in Bath Uncredited
    1940British IntelligenceBritish Intelligence agent Uncredited
    1944Mrs. ParkingtonMusician at Ball Uncredited
    1947The Egg and IReveler at Country Dance Uncredited
    1948The Babe Ruth StoryReporterUncredited
    1948Black BartTownsman
    1948Silver TrailsJohn Chambers
    1949Flamingo RoadLeo MitchellUncredited
    1949Across the Rio GrandeSheriff Reid
    1949The Lone RangerTownsman JimTV, 1 episode
    1950Where Danger LivesManUncredited
    1951Flight to MarsCoucilman
    1951–1953The Range RiderIndian Agent, LarsonTV, 2 episodes
    1952Clash by NightWaiterUncredited
    1957A Hatful of RainManUncredited
    1958MaverickBanker, DoctorTV, 2 episodes
    1959But Not for MeDoormanUncredited

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Reineck . Gardner . Certificate of Registry of Marriage . Ancestry.com . June 12, 2021 . Hollywood, CA.
    2. Book: Kear . Lynn . King . James . Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook . October 21, 2009 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-5468-6 . 142 . September 12, 2020 . en.
    3. Book: Katchmer . George A. . A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses . May 20, 2015 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-0905-8 . 13 . September 12, 2020 . en.
    4. News: Jesse P. . Reineck . Express Company Fleeced . 12 June 2021 . The Clinton Public . 28 . 20 July 1900.
    5. United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration; Polly Vann/Bailey, wife.
    6. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Index, 1885–1951." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Clerk of the Orphans' Court. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia marriage license index, 1885-1951." Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    7. United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
    8. State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
    9. Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
    10. Book: Truitt, Evelyn Mack . Who Was Who on Screen . 2nd . 1977 . 1974 . Bowker . New York . 978-0-8352-0914-4 . 19 .
    11. Book: Vazzana, Eugene Michael . Silent Film Necrology . 2nd . 2001 . 1995 . McFarland . Jefferson, NC . 978-0-7864-1059-0 . 26 .