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Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6842593. Source citation. Actor. Best known for creating the character Jeeter Lester, a down and out Georgia farmer who chewed tobacco, for Broadway in 1933 for the Broadway play Tobacco Road. Hull also appeared in film, televison and other stage productions in a career that spanned 50 years. He died in Cornwall, England.
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Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor who played the lead in Universal Pictures's Werewolf of London (1935). For most of his career, he was a lead actor on stage and a character actor on screen.
Henry Hull was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of William Madison Hull and Elinor Bond Vaughn. Early in his career, Hull appeared frequently on Broadway; he created the role of Jeeter Lester in the long-running play Tobacco Road (1933), based on the novel by Erskine Caldwell. Hull appeared in 74 films between 1917 and 1966, often playing ...
Dec 26, 2023 · Henry Hull was born on October 13, 1890, in Louisville, Kentucky. He began his acting career on the stage, making his Broadway debut in 1915. Hull quickly gained recognition for his talent and charisma, which led to his transition into film. His early career was marked by his roles in silent films, such as “The Tents of Allah” and “Brown ...
Henry Hull (1890-1977) Henry Hull. Henry Hull, the actor who created the role of Jeeter on Broadway in "Tobacco Road," was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 13, 1890, the son of a drama critic. Originally intending to become an engineer, Hull became an actor and made his Broadway debut in "Green Stockings" less than two weeks before his ...
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Henry Hull. Actor: Lifeboat. Henry Hull, the actor who created the role of Jeeter on Broadway in "Tobacco Road," was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 13, 1890, the son of a drama critic. Originally intending to become an engineer, Hull became an actor and made his Broadway debut in "Green Stockings" less than two weeks before his 21st birthday, on October 2, 1911. Two years later he ...
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Mar 9, 1977 · Henry Hull, who created Jeeter Lester in the 1933 Broadway production of “Tobacco Road,” died yesterday at the home of his daughter in Cornwall, England. He was 87 years old. The role in the ...
