Howard Merrill Shelley [SEP] date of death
Howard Merrill Shelley
Howard Merrill Shelley (1879-1956) was known primarily as a Philadelphia theater and opera personality. He was born in Philadelphia and attended Villanova College, now referred to as Villanova University. Villanova bestowed Shelley with an honorary Master of Arts Degree in 1956.
Shelley’s family lineage contained a number of notable figures. Howard’s mother, Sophia Rittenhouse Shelley, is directly descended from the famous scientist and astronomer, David Rittenhouse. Howard’s grandmother, Amanda McClellan is related by marriage to Benjamin Franklin and
sentences for each boy tailored to their natures, the mother of the victim asks Hank Bell accusingly if justice had been served, and Bell answers unhappily that a great many people bear a responsibility for her son's death.
Cast.
- Burt Lancaster as Hank Bell
- Dina Merrill as Karin Bell
- Edward Andrews as R. Daniel Cole
- Shelley Winters as Mary diPace
- Larry Gates as Randolph
- Telly Savalas as Detective Gunderson
- Pilar Seurat as Louisa Escalante
- Roberta Shore as Jenny