Nickname:	Pop
Known for:	Gone with the Wind, Meet Me in St. Louis, Foreign Correspondent
Birthday:	19 January 1866, New York, New York, USA

Son of Edward Loomis (E.L.) Davenport & Fanny Elizabeth Vining, brother of Blanche, Flo, May, Fannie, Lillie & Edgar. Entered films in 1912. Father of Dorothy Davenport. Father-in-law of Wallace Reid. Grandfather of Wallace Reid Jr.. Father of actress Kate Davenport. Grandfather of actor/producer/director Dirk Wayne Summers. Harry Davenport was a co-founder along with Eddie Foy of what would later become known as Actors Equity Association. The original organization, which Mr. Davenport spearheaded, was known as The White Rats. It was this group of actors who finally, after a nine month effort, united in their opposition to the treatment of actors by the likes of the Schubert brothers, David Belasco and others, and refused to appear on stage by striking. Their actions resulted in the closing of all of the Broadway theaters, with the exception of George M. Cohan and his company. In answer to the actors strike, the Broadway producers were forced to give in to such demands as plumbing in the dressing rooms, a six-day work week, and other such necessities that were considered outrageous by the theatrical owners and producers. Were it not for the hard work of Harry Davenport and Eddie Foy Sr., the plight of American actors and the atrocious conditions in which they were forced to work might well have continued for decades. Harry Davenport and Eddie Foy Sr. were and remain the champions of the rights of actors, and other stage craft professionals. Great great grandfather of Thomas Grant and Tyler Grant.

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