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John Rodion. Actor: Tower of London. 'Rodion Rathbone' is the only natural child of Basil Rathbone. He was born in Britain in 1915 after his father returned from World War I. He was raised in Britain by his mother after his parents divorced in 1926. He went to Hollywood in the late 1930s to reunite with his father.
- Actor
- July 21, 1915
- John Rodion
- August 22, 1996
Aug 22, 1996 · John Rodion Rathbone. Son of actor Basil Rathbone, known by stage name 'John Rodion'. Rodion Rathbone was the only natural child of Basil Rathbone. He was born in Britain in 1915, after his father returned from World War I.
Rathbone married actress Ethel Marion Foreman (1887–1976) in 1914. They had one son, Rodion Rathbone (1915–1996), who had a brief Hollywood career under the name John Rodion. The couple divorced in 1926. In the same year, he married writer Ouida Bergère; their infant child died in 1928. In 1939, the couple adopted a daughter, Cynthia ...
May 1, 2013 · The war interrupted his fledgling career. He put off joining up as long as he could, but in 1916, perhaps partly shamed that his younger brother John had done so the year before, he enlisted. His letters home to his parents and sister from the early part of the war sound chipper and devil-may-care, but then tragedy struck.
Rathbone's son, John Rodion, appears briefly in Tower of London, as the first person to fall by Mord's axe, in the opening reel. Production began on August 11, 1939. Lee was afforded a relatively generous $500,000 budget and a 36-day shooting schedule.
- Rowland V. Lee, Fred Frank
- Basil Rathbone
One of the early scenes in the film is the execution of Lord DeVere, played by Basil Rathbone's son Rodion. He is listed in the credits as John Rodion. Rodion also played a small part in The Dawn Patrol.
Rodion Rathbone. Hollywood magazine reported that Basil Rathbone had "what he claims to be the most unusual, unnerving experience in his life when he had to play a scene in Dawn Patrol opposite his son Rodion who was cast as a recruit.
