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*''[[Calling Philo Vance]]'' (1940) – Bobby
*''[[Calling Philo Vance]]'' (1940) – Bobby
*''[[The Doctor Takes a Wife]]'' (1940)
*''[[The Doctor Takes a Wife]]'' (1940)
*''[[Foreign Correspondent (film)|Foreign Correspondent]]'' (1940) - Boy who speaks in [[Westminster Cathedral]] tower scene (uncredited)<ref name="RRD"/>
*''[[Foreign Correspondent (film)|Foreign Correspondent]]'' (1940) – Boy who speaks in [[Westminster Cathedral]] tower scene (uncredited)<ref name="RRD"/>
*''[[Wildcat Bus]]'' (1940) – Boy<ref>Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2005). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=G3AwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA158 The Films of Fay Wray]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p.&nbsp;158. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-3875-4}}.</ref>
*''[[Wildcat Bus]]'' (1940) – Boy<ref>Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2005). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=G3AwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA158 The Films of Fay Wray]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p.&nbsp;158. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-3875-4}}.</ref>
*''[[Little Nellie Kelly]]'' (1940) – Dennis, as a child<ref>Gevinson, Alan, ed. (1997). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=bsoUXGZSxZcC&pg=PA601&dq=%22dennis+as+a+child%22 Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960]''. Berkeley: University of California Press. p.&nbsp;601. {{ISBN|0-520-20964-8}}.</ref><ref name="YAH"/>
*''[[Little Nellie Kelly]]'' (1940) – Dennis, as a child<ref>Gevinson, Alan, ed. (1997). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=bsoUXGZSxZcC&pg=PA601&dq=%22dennis+as+a+child%22 Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960]''. Berkeley: University of California Press. p.&nbsp;601. {{ISBN|0-520-20964-8}}.</ref><ref name="YAH"/>
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*''[[Bad Men of Missouri]]'' (1941) – Tod Dalton<ref>Hanson, Patricia King, ed. (1999). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=fRY0QiacQccC&pg=PA137&dq=%22of+missouri%22+%22tod+dalton%22+%22henry+blair%22 AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States; Volume F4: Feature Films, 1941-1950; Film Entries A-L]''. p.&nbsp;137. {{ISBN|0-520-21521-4}}.</ref>
*''[[Bad Men of Missouri]]'' (1941) – Tod Dalton<ref>Hanson, Patricia King, ed. (1999). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=fRY0QiacQccC&pg=PA137&dq=%22of+missouri%22+%22tod+dalton%22+%22henry+blair%22 AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States; Volume F4: Feature Films, 1941-1950; Film Entries A-L]''. p.&nbsp;137. {{ISBN|0-520-21521-4}}.</ref>
*''[[Kings Row]]'' (1942) – Willie (uncredited)<ref>Michael, Paul; Parish, John Robert (1969). ''[https://archive.org/details/americanmovieshi00mich/page/190/mode/2up?q=%22Henry+Blair%22 The American Movies : The History, Films, Awards : A Pictorial Encyclopedia]''. New York: Galahad Books. p.&nbsp;190. {{LCCN|68-13401}}.</ref><ref name="HB@AFI"/>
*''[[Kings Row]]'' (1942) – Willie (uncredited)<ref>Michael, Paul; Parish, John Robert (1969). ''[https://archive.org/details/americanmovieshi00mich/page/190/mode/2up?q=%22Henry+Blair%22 The American Movies : The History, Films, Awards : A Pictorial Encyclopedia]''. New York: Galahad Books. p.&nbsp;190. {{LCCN|68-13401}}.</ref><ref name="HB@AFI"/>
*''[[Yankee Doodle Dandy]]'' (1942) - [[George M. Cohan]] at 7 (uncredited)<ref name="RBMGIP"/><ref>McCabe, John (1997). ''[https://archive.org/details/cagney0000mcca/page/410/mode/2up?q=%22henry+blair%22+ Cagney]''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p.&nbsp;411. {{ISBN|0679446079}}.</ref><ref>Dunne, Michael (2004). ''[https://archive.org/details/americanfilmmusi0000dunn/page/132/mode/2up?q=%22henry+blair%22 American Film Musical Themes and Forms]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p.&nbsp;132. {{ISBN|078641877X}}.</ref><ref name="RRD"/>
*''[[Yankee Doodle Dandy]]'' (1942) – [[George M. Cohan]] at 7 (uncredited)<ref name="RBMGIP"/><ref>McCabe, John (1997). ''[https://archive.org/details/cagney0000mcca/page/410/mode/2up?q=%22henry+blair%22+ Cagney]''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p.&nbsp;411. {{ISBN|0679446079}}.</ref><ref>Dunne, Michael (2004). ''[https://archive.org/details/americanfilmmusi0000dunn/page/132/mode/2up?q=%22henry+blair%22 American Film Musical Themes and Forms]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p.&nbsp;132. {{ISBN|078641877X}}.</ref><ref name="RRD"/>
*''[[Busses Roar]]'' (1942) – Billy (uncredited)<ref>McClelland, Doug (2003). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y_NXiptiIXYC&pg=PA29&dq=%22busses+roar%22+%22henry+blair%22 Eleanor Parker: Woman of a Thousand Faces]''. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press. p.&nbsp;29. {{ISBN|0-8108-2242-3}}.</ref>
*''[[Busses Roar]]'' (1942) – Billy (uncredited)<ref>McClelland, Doug (2003). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y_NXiptiIXYC&pg=PA29&dq=%22busses+roar%22+%22henry+blair%22 Eleanor Parker: Woman of a Thousand Faces]''. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press. p.&nbsp;29. {{ISBN|0-8108-2242-3}}.</ref>
*''[[Andy Hardy's Double Life]]'' (1942) – Boy<ref name="HB@AFI"/>
*''[[Andy Hardy's Double Life]]'' (1942) – Boy<ref name="HB@AFI"/>
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*''[[Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok]]''
*''[[Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok]]''
**S3, EP15: "The Boy and the Bandit" (May 5, 1952) – Jimmy Peters<ref>Pitts, Michael R. (2009). ''[https://archive.org/details/westernfilmserie0000pitt/page/412/mode/2up?q=%22jimmy+peters%22+%22henry+blair%22 Western Film Series of the Sound Era]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p.&nbsp;412. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-3529-6}}.</ref>
**S3, EP15: "The Boy and the Bandit" (May 5, 1952) – Jimmy Peters<ref>Pitts, Michael R. (2009). ''[https://archive.org/details/westernfilmserie0000pitt/page/412/mode/2up?q=%22jimmy+peters%22+%22henry+blair%22 Western Film Series of the Sound Era]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p.&nbsp;412. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-3529-6}}.</ref>
*''[[The Winning Team]]'' (1952) – Batboy (uncredited)<ref>Erickson, Hal (2002). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=qZg-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA475 The Baseball Filmography, 1915 through 2001, 2d ed.]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p.&nbsp;475. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-4497-7}}.</ref>
*''[[The Winning Team]]'' (1952) - Batboy (uncredited)
*''[[Gang Busters (TV series)|Gang Busters]]''
*''[[Gang Busters (TV series)|Gang Busters]]''
** "The Duchess Spinelli Case" (1952) – Robert Gerrard
** "The Duchess Spinelli Case" (1952) – Robert Gerrard

Revision as of 15:35, 25 April 2024

Henry Blair
Born
David Lewis Blakely

(1932-12-14)December 14, 1932
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1939–1958

Henry Blair (born David Lewis Blakely; December 14, 1932)[1][2][3] is an American former film and radio actor.

Early life and career

Born in Los Angeles,[2] Blair was the son of Lewis Herbert Blakely and Winifred Myrtle "Winnie" Pollard,[1][4] British Columbia native and a skilled performer in her own right, who—after emigrating from Vancouver to Los Angeles in 1923—founded and directed the Winifred Pollard School of Dancing and Expression from 1925 to at least 1935. The family resided in Roscoe, California, where Kevin attended the Vineland Elementary School.[5]

Of particular note among Blair's radio credits are his portrayal of Ricky Nelson on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet from its inception in 1944 until 1949 (at which point Nelson himself joined the cast),[6] as well as the roles of "Donnie Henderson" on Beulah,[7] "Skipper" on One Man's Family, "Little Quincey" on The Baby Snooks Show, "Eddie Powers" on Masquerade, and Blair's favorite among his radio characters, "Little Beaver" on Red Ryder.[8]

Singling out Blair's performance in Trail Blazers (Allied Artists' 1953 juvenile delinquency-themed second feature), the Waterloo Courier writes, "Henry Blair, as Spike, whose destructive prank more than once put police upon his trail, is excellent, particularly in those scenes depicting him as a reformed youngster."[9]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c "Young 'Tad' Lincoln; Six-Year-Old Son of Former City Girl Gets Movie 'Break'". The Vancouver Province. p. 5.
  2. ^ a b "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VL5D-H7S : 27 November 2014), David Lewis Blakely, 14 Dec 1932; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
  3. ^ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXJ-7LRC : 4 June 2020), David Lewis Blakely, 2001-2008.
  4. ^ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8NW-KGR : 9 March 2021), Lewis Herbert Blakely and Winifred Myrtle Pollard, 10 Mar 1924; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,448.
  5. ^ a b "Roscoe Boy Making Good in Pictures" Archived April 25, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Citizen-News. April 10, 1942. p. 2.
  6. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio Archived April 25, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
  7. ^ "Radio Highlights: Juvenile Stars on 'Beulah" Show; Henry Blair Plays Donnie Henderson" Archived April 25, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. The Tampa Times. November 22, 1949. p. 14. See also:
  8. ^ Carlile, Tom (December 1, 1946). "Saturday Heroes" Archived April 25, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  9. ^ a b "Iowa Will Have Latest Bowery Boys Film Tue; Alan Hale Jr. Stars in Second Feature, 'The Trail Blazers'; Destructive Pranks". The Waterloo Courier. July 5, 1953. p. 22.
  10. ^ "Only Seven and a Half But Already a Veteran of Four Hollywood Pictures". The Vancouver Sun. September 6, 1940. p. 19.
  11. ^ Nash, Jay Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (1986). The Motion Picture Guide. Cinebooks. p. 2466. ISBN 9780933997004.
  12. ^ Nash; Ross; op. cit. p. 759
  13. ^ "Former Southwest Youth Now Appearing in Movies". The Southwest Wave. March 22, 1940. p. 2.
  14. ^ Reel Classics (February 26, 2024). "House Across The Bay 1940 - Full Movie, George Raft, Joan Bennett, Lloyd Nolan, Comedy, Crime". YouTube.
  15. ^ a b c Davenport, Robert Ralsey (2004). The Encyclopedia of War Movies : The Authoritative Guide to Movies About Wars of the Twentieth Century. New York: Facts on File. pp. 6, 135, 399. ISBN 0-8160-4478-3.
  16. ^ Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2005). The Films of Fay Wray. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7864-3875-4.
  17. ^ Gevinson, Alan, ed. (1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 601. ISBN 0-520-20964-8.
  18. ^ a b "Young Actor Here". The Victoria Daily Times. September 19, 1940. p. 5.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g Henry Blair Filmography Archived October 24, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. American Film Institute.
  20. ^ Ringgold, Gene (1980). The Films of Rita Hayworth. Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-8065-0439-0.
  21. ^ Hanson, Patricia King, ed. (1999). AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States; Volume F4: Feature Films, 1941-1950; Film Entries A-L. p. 137. ISBN 0-520-21521-4.
  22. ^ Michael, Paul; Parish, John Robert (1969). The American Movies : The History, Films, Awards : A Pictorial Encyclopedia. New York: Galahad Books. p. 190. LCCN 68--13401.
  23. ^ McCabe, John (1997). Cagney. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 411. ISBN 0679446079.
  24. ^ Dunne, Michael (2004). American Film Musical Themes and Forms. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 132. ISBN 078641877X.
  25. ^ McClelland, Doug (2003). Eleanor Parker: Woman of a Thousand Faces. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press. p. 29. ISBN 0-8108-2242-3.
  26. ^ Michael, Paul; Parish, John Robert, op. cit., p. 46.
  27. ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. Orlando, FL: BearManor Media. ISBN 978-8-88771-010-5 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum.
  28. ^ fan tv 2023 (November 23, 2020). "Barney Bear's Polar Pest (1944) HD Intro & Outro" Archived May 11, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. YouTube.
  29. ^ Ayer, Belle (Mar 25, 1948). "Film Fanfare". Rock Island Argus. p. 5.
  30. ^ Hanson, Patricia King, ed. (1999). AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States; Volume F4: Feature Films, 1941-1950; Film Entries A-L. p. 978. ISBN 0-520-21521-4.
  31. ^ a b Nash, Jay Robert (1985). The Motion Picture Guide, C-D, 1927-1983. Chicago, IL: Cinebooks. pp. 461, 644. ISBN 0-933997-02-7.
  32. ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2009). Western Film Series of the Sound Era. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 412. ISBN 978-0-7864-3529-6.
  33. ^ Erickson, Hal (2002). The Baseball Filmography, 1915 through 2001, 2d ed.. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 475. ISBN 978-0-7864-4497-7.
  34. ^ Hayde, Michael J. (2013). Flights of Fantasy: The Unauthorized but True Story of Radio & TV's Adventures of Superman. Duncan, OK: BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-344-9.
  35. ^ "TV Castings". The Hollywood Reporter. April 22, 1958. p. 7. ProQuest 2338091942. Bob Duggan set for next 'Climax!'; Simmy Bow for 'Whirlybirds' whirl, 'C.O.D.'; Paul Maxwell for next 'S. A. 7'; Henry Blair, a 'Father Knows Best'; Larry Conroy, next 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents'.
  36. ^ YouTube Movies & TV. Father Knows Best: "A Matter of Pride". YouTube.
  37. ^ YouTube Movies & TV. "Father Knows Best: S5 E4 - Voice from the Past". YouTube.
  38. ^ YouTube Movies & TV. "Father Knows Best: S5 E15 - The Basketball Coach". YouTube.

Further reading

External links

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