Biography

A.H. Van Buren was born on April 9, 1879 in Gloucester, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The River (1928), City Girl (1930) and Hearts in Dixie (1929). He was married to Dorothy Bernard. He died on August 1, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

A.H. Van Buren was a well-respected Broadway director, who began there as an actor in 1907 starring in the lead role in a revival of "Ben Hur." He would venture into directing in 1925 while occasionally being coaxed back on stage. He completed his career there involved in the monster hit, "Life With Father" (3224 performances, running from late 1939 through July, 1947) and it's sequel, "Life With Mother" (a solid hit with 262 performances) in the same role as "Dr. Humphreys.".