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Henry Hull

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Henry Hull

  • Played the title role in Werewolf of London (1935), the first werewolf feature movie ever made. In 1913, Universal released the short film The Werewolf (1913) about a daughter who avenges her Navajo mother's murder by turning into a wolf.
  • Lived on an Old Lyme, Connecticut, farm with his wife for over thirty years. Following her death in 1971 and after suffering a stroke, he moved to his daughter Joan's home in Cornwall, England.
  • His wife, Juliet Fremont, was the granddaughter of Civil War general and explorer John C. Fremont. In a 1960 episode of Bonanza, "The Mission," Hull played an aging former Army scout who served with honor under General Fremont.
  • His actress wife, Juliet van Wyck Fremont (1884-1971), was the granddaughter of Civil War general and explorer John C. Fremont. The couple appeared together on Broadway in "The Man Who Came Back" in 1916.
  • Died in England but was interred in the Rockland Cemetery in Sparkill, New York, next to his wife.
  • Born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of William Madison and Elinor (Vaughn) Hull, he moved with his family in 1902 to New York City, where his father, a newspaper editor, critic and editor, was offered a position in the Klaw and Erlanger theatre syndicate booking office.
  • Was induced to attempt a stage career after the Broadway success of his brother Shelly Hull.
  • Father of producer Shelley Hull.
  • Brother of actor Shelly Hull; brother-in-law of Shelly's spouse, actress Josephine Hull.
  • Enrolled at Cooper Union and Columbia University and studied engineering. During one brief juncture he worked as an assayer and mineralogist.
  • Had three children: Henry Jr., an infrequent performer and stage manager; Shelley (named after his deceased brother and a prolific TV producer); and Joan.

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