- Born
- Died
- Harry Bannink was born on April 10, 1929 in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands. He was a composer and actor, known for Het klokhuis (1988), De film van Ome Willem (1974) and De stratemakeropzeeshow (1972). He died on October 19, 1999 in Bosch en Duin, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Worked a lot with Annie M.G. Schmidt.
- Chose Henny Vrienten to be his follow-up for the music of "Sesamstraat" just before his death in 1999.
- He wrote music for many songs by Wim Sonneveld, Wieteke Van Dort and especially Annie M.G. Schmidt.
- In 2000, a documentary about Harry Bannink and his work was released on Dutch television.
- He wrote music for many Dutch TV-shows, including Ja zuster, nee zuster, 't Schaep met de 5 poten, Sesamstraat, and De Stratemakeropzeeshow.
- Annie M.G. Schmidt used to call him: "My musical fiancé.
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