Norman Shelley

Norman Shelley was an English actor, best known for his work in radio, in particular for the BBCs Childrens Hour. He also had a recurring role as Colonel Danby in the longrunning radio soap opera The Archers.

Shelley was born in Chelsea, London, the son of Frank Shelley, a painter, and his wife, Alice Campbell, ne Glover. He originally intended to make a career as an aircraft designer, but took up stage acting on the advice of the actress and teacher Rosina Fillipi. His public debut was at the Old Vic in 1919, and in the early 1920s he toured with the Charles Doran Shakespeare Company, performing such roles as Trebonius in Julius Caesar and Sebastian in Twelfth Night. During the 1920s and early 30s he worked principally in London, and was particularly associated with Peter Godfreys experimental productions at the Gate Theatre Studio.

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