Background
Davis, Harry Ellerbe was born on August 25, 1905 in Little Mountain, South Carolina, United States. Son of Braxton Bragg and Ada (Boland) Davis.
Davis, Harry Ellerbe was born on August 25, 1905 in Little Mountain, South Carolina, United States. Son of Braxton Bragg and Ada (Boland) Davis.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity South Carolina., 1927. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1940. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, 1962.
Director, Town Theatre, Columbia, South Carolina., 1929-1931. Member of faculty U. North Carolina at Chapel Hill and staff Carolina Playmakers, U. North Carolina, 1931-1968, professor dramatic art, 1949-1968, department chairman, 1958-1968, director Carolina Playmakers, 1958-1968. Member professional groups summers Surry (Maine) Playhouse, 1930, 31, Island Theatre.
Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1934, 35, The Lost Colony, Manteo, North Carolina, 1938, 40: director Unto These Hills, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1950-1967, producer, 1967-1968.
Member of faculty U. North Carolina at Chapel Hill and staff Carolina Playmakers, U. North Carolina, 1931-1968, professor dramatic art, 1949-1968, department chairman, 1958-1968, director Carolina Playmakers, 1958-1968. Member professional groups summers Surry (Maine) Playhouse, 1930, 31, Island Theatre. Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1934, 35, The Lost Colony, Manteo, North Carolina, 1938, 40: director Unto These Hills, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1950-1967, producer, 1967-1968.
Member of advisory board Institute Outdoor Drama, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1963-1968.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Cherokee History Association (board directors 1950-1968), Southeastern (past president), National theatre conferences, American Ednl.
Theatre Association (past board directors), American National Theatre and Academy.
Married Anne Mallard Osterhout, August 29, 1965.