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Josephine Hull

American stage and film actress Josephine Hull (1877-1957) won an Oscar for her role in You Can't Take It With You.

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American stage and film actress (1877-1957)

Born in

Newtonville

Born

January 3, 1877

Zodiac

Capricorn

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29,287

days lived

80

age at death

Born
January 3, 1877 in 🇺🇸Newtonville
Died
March 12, 1957 in The Bronx (aged 80)
Zodiac
♑︎Capricorn·ox 🐂
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About

Marie Josephine Hull was an American stage and film actress who also was a director of plays. She had a successful 50-year career on stage while taking some of her better known roles to film. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Harvey (1950), a role she originally played on the Broadway stage. She was sometimes credited as Josephine Sherwood.

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  • •Josephine Hull won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Martha Hunt in the 1938 film 'You Can't Take It with You'.
  • •Before her successful film career, Josephine Hull was a respected stage actress and won a Tony Award in 1943 for her performance in 'Arsenic and Old Lace', reprising her role as Abby Brewster.
  • •Hull was known for her distinctive, often eccentric, character portrayals, frequently playing kindly but slightly dotty older women.
  • •Josephine Hull had a long and successful career on Broadway, appearing in over two dozen productions between 1905 and 1950.

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1957
Day 29,228
Age 80

Death

Jan 12, 1957

Josephine Hull passes away at the age of 80 in New York City.

1955
Day 28,486
Age 77

Later Film Roles

Jan 1, 1955

Continues to act in films, appearing in notable movies.

1951
Day 27,112
Age 74

Academy Award Win

Mar 29, 1951

Wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Harvey'.

1950
Day 26,660
Age 72

Film Adaptation of Harvey

Jan 1, 1950

Reprise her role as Veta Louise Simmons in the film adaptation of 'Harvey'.

1945
Day 24,834
Age 67

Broadway Success in Harvey

Jan 1, 1945

Stars as Veta Louise Simmons in the Broadway production of 'Harvey'.

1932
Day 20,085
Age 54

Film Debut

Jan 1, 1932

Makes her film debut, marking the beginning of her work in cinema.

1910
Day 12,050
Age 32

Early Stage Career

Jan 1, 1910

Begins her professional stage career, appearing in various productions on Broadway.

1903
Day 9,493
Age 25

Marriage to Shelley Hull

Jan 1, 1903

Josephine Hull marries actor Shelley Hull. She is sometimes credited under her married name, Josephine Sherwood.

1877
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Age 0

Birth of Josephine Hull

Jan 3, 1877

Marie Josephine Hull is born in Newtonville, Massachusetts.