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Other names
  
Shelley Hull

Years active
  
1903-1919

Role
  
Actor

Nieces
  
Joan Hull

Occupation
  
Actor

Name
  
Shelley Hull

Siblings
  
Henry Hull, Howard Hull

Shelley Hull
Full Name
  
Shelley Vaughan Hull

Born
  
June 17, 1884
Louisville, Kentucky

Resting place
  
Newton Cemetery and Crematory, Newton Middlesex County Massachusetts

Family
  
Howard Hull (brother) Henry Hull (brother)

Died
  
January 14, 1919, New York City, New York, United States

Spouse
  
Josephine Hull (m. 1910–1919)

Parents
  
Elinor Bond Vaughn, William Madison Hull

Nephews
  
Shelley Hull, Henry Hull Jr

Shelley Hull (June 17, 1884 - January 14, 1919) born Shelley Vaughan Hull was an American stage actor who appeared in two motion pictures. His Broadway popularity as a suave handsome leading man was continually on the rise until his early death at age 34 in the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. He was married to actress Josephine Hull. Shelly was a particular favorite of the young Billie Burke and costarred with her in several plays. He had two brothers involved in the theater and films, Howard Hull who was married to Margaret Anglin and younger brother Henry Hull who became a well known actor on stage and in film.

Hull is buried in Norton, Massachusetts.

Broadway plays

  • Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1903)
  • The Crossing (1906)
  • The Bridge (1909)
  • Electricity (1910)
  • The Foolish Virgin (1910)
  • Seven Sisters (1911) (with Laurette Taylor)
  • Lady Patricia (1912) (with Mrs. Fiske)
  • Chains (1912)
  • The Amazons (1913) (with Billie Burke)
  • The Land of Promise (1913) (with Billie Burke)
  • Jerry (1914) (with Billie Burke)
  • The Cinderella Man (1916)
  • The Willow Tree (1917) (with Fay Bainter)
  • The Lassoo (1917)
  • Why Marry? (1917)
  • Laurette Taylor in Scenes from Shakespeare (1918) (as Petruchio)
  • Under Orders (1918)
  • References

    Shelley Hull Wikipedia