Shelley Hull

Biography

Shelley Hull (1884–1919) enchanted audiences with earnest performances on the Broadway stage, bringing vitality and sincerity to both comedies and dramas in an era when theater shaped the cultural conversation.

His promising career was cut short by the influenza pandemic, yet colleagues remembered him for the ease and warmth he brought to every role, and his resting place in Newton Cemetery marks a life loved by the stage community.