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Biography
Harry A. Bailey is credited as an actor in three films from the late 1930s and early 1940s. In Only Angels Have Wings [1939], Bailey appears as a tourist, a small but visible role within the ensemble cast. The same year, in Union Pacific [1939], Bailey is listed as a senator in an uncredited part, contributing to the film’s historical backdrop without receiving top billing.
Bailey’s most notable appearance is in Citizen Kane [1941], where they are credited as the man singing at the Inquirer party. This role, though brief, is part of the film’s dense ensemble of minor characters, adding texture to the social setting of the newspaper scene. The limited documentation of Bailey’s work suggests a career primarily composed of uncredited or minor roles, typical of many actors in the studio era w…
