William Bailey (actor)

William Bailey
William Bailey
	Bailey in 1925
Born	Gardner Warren Reineck; September 26, 1886; Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	November 8, 1962 (aged 76); Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1911–1959
Spouses	; Mary Cannon (m. 1917; died 1952) ; Aletha Hamilton (m. 1952⁠–⁠1962)

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.^{[citation needed]}

Film career

Bailey's initial work in motion pictures came with Cosmopolitan Pictures, for which he directed one-reel and two-reel films.^[3] 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

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1911	Mae's Suitors	A Suitor
1912	The Snare	Tom Ransom
1912	The Penitent	Hugh Thompson
1913	Dear Old Girl	Friend of Ted Warren
1913	The Love Lute of Romany	A Farmer
1914	The Banker's Daughter	Harold Routledge
1915	Her Husband's Honor	Secret Service Agent Ellen
1916	A Coney Island Princess	Jan Kouver
1916	A Million A Minute	Mark Seager
1917	The Pride of New York	Harold Whitley
1918	Bonnie Annie Laurie	Captain Donald McGrego
1918	I'll Say So	August Myers
1919	Speedy Meade	Cal Merchant
1920	The Phantom Foe	Bob Royal	Credited as William Norton Bailey
1921	The Yellow Arm	Jerry Engleson	Credited as William N. Bailey
1923	Is Money Everything?	Roy Pelham
1923	Three O'Clock in the Morning	Hugo von Strohm
1924	The Flaming Forties	Desparde	Credited as William Norton Bailey
1924	The Uninvited Guest	Fred Morgan
1924	The Cyclone Rider
1924	Winner Take All	Jim Devereaux
1925	My Neighbor's Wife	Greed's Assistant
1925	Bustin' Thru	Harvey Gregg
1926	The House Without a Key	Harry Jennison	Credited as William Norton Bailey
1927	The Masked Menace		Credited as William Norton Bailey
1928	The Flyin' Cowboy	James Bell
1928	The Way of the Strong	Tiger Louie	Credited as William N. Bailey
1928	Burning Bridges	Jim Black	Credited as William N. Bailey
1929	The Aviator	Brooks	Credited as William Norton Bailey
1930	Back Pay	Ed
1930	Today	Gregory
1931	An American Tragedy	Reporter in Courtroom	Uncredited
1931	Mata Hari	Dubois' Aide	Uncredited
1932	Midnight Patrol	Powers
1934	Manhattan Melodrama	Al Barnes (croupier)	Uncredited
1936	I'll Name the Murderer	William Hugo Van Ostrum
1937	London by Night	Scotland Yard Detective	Uncredited
1939	Miracles for Sale	Man in Box	Uncredited
1940	Bitter Sweet	Man in Bath	Uncredited
1940	British Intelligence	British Intelligence agent	Uncredited
1944	Mrs. Parkington	Musician at Ball	Uncredited
1947	The Egg and I	Reveler at Country Dance	Uncredited
1948	The Babe Ruth Story	Reporter	Uncredited
1948	Black Bart	Townsman
1948	Silver Trails	John Chambers
1949	Flamingo Road	Leo Mitchell	Uncredited
1949	Across the Rio Grande	Sheriff Reid
1949	The Lone Ranger	Townsman Jim	TV, 1 episode
1950	Where Danger Lives	Man	Uncredited
1951	Flight to Mars	Coucilman
1951–1953	The Range Rider	Indian Agent, Larson	TV, 2 episodes
1952	Clash by Night	Waiter	Uncredited
1957	A Hatful of Rain	Man	Uncredited
1958	Maverick	Banker, Doctor	TV, 2 episodes
1959	But Not for Me	Doorman	Uncredited

References

^ Reineck, Gardner. "Certificate of Registry of Marriage". Ancestry.com. Hollywood, CA. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
^ Kear, Lynn; King, James (October 21, 2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-7864-5468-6. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ Jesse P., Reineck (July 20, 1900). "Express Company Fleeced". No. 28. The Clinton Public. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
^ Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
^ Truitt, Evelyn Mack (1977) [1974]. Who Was Who on Screen (2nd ed.). New York: Bowker. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-8352-0914-4.
^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001) [1995]. Silent Film Necrology (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-7864-1059-0.