Background
Blanke,, Henry H. was born on May 15, 1931 in Geneva. Son of Henry H. Blanke, Senior and Fern L. Cruse.
Blanke,, Henry H. was born on May 15, 1931 in Geneva. Son of Henry H. Blanke, Senior and Fern L. Cruse.
Bachelor, Doane College, 1953. Postgraduate, Kansas State University, 1954. Master of Arts, University Nebraska, 1958.
Postgraduate, Indiana University, 1961—1963.
Teacher English and speech Superior High School, Nebraska, 1953—1957. Associate professor Tarkio College, Missouri, 1959—1961. Instructor speech and theatre Indiana University, Bloomington, 1961—1963.
Associate professor theatre arts Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, 1958—1959, 1963—1999, director theatre arts, 1963—1993. Retired, 1999
Founder, artistic director Brownville (Nebraska) Village Theatre, 1967—1997. Designer Nebraska Wesleyan Elder Speech-Theatre Art Center, 1981.
Chairman Nebraska Centennial Playwriting Committee, Brownville Repertory Theatre Foundation. Chairman advisory board TADA Theatre Productions. Member of National Collegiate Players, Theta Alpha Phi, Alpha Psi Omega, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Phyllis Anne Chard, June 30, 1957. Children: Gregory W., Annette LaRae Blanke Hinrichs.