Warren Hull

Birth Name:

John Warren Hull

Birth Place:

Gasport, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Originally studied business at New York University but switched to the Eastman School of Music after deciding to pursue a career in music instead
Said to be the 23rd grandson of both King Henry II and Robert de Vere
After dying of congestive heart failure, he was buried at the North Cemetery in Waterbury, Conn
Became a chorus boy in Shubert operas and operettas in New York City, which eventually led to work on Broadway
Played the trumpet and saxophone in high school and sang and acted in school productions
Started working as a radio announcer in 1923, serving as the master of ceremonies for the first "Your Hit Parade" radio program
A popular serial actor in the action-adventure genre, he was known for starring in "The Green Hornet Strikes Again," in which he plays a millionaire newspaper publisher who fights crime as his alter ego, the Green Hornet
His stint as a host for "Strike It Rich" started in 1948 when he started hosting the radio series that would later be adapted for television
Played leading men in dramas and musicals for Warner Bros․ while on contract with the studio
Retired to a farm in Connecticut with his fourth wife in his 60s

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