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  2. Rathbone chose not to reveal why this happened—it just did. He left Marion and his son Rodion, and set up house on his own. Although he was not making much money, Rathbone struggled to pay for two households.

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  3. Rathbone’s Holmes was losing his exuberance, but his new jaded style worked just fine in the circumstances. The series moved toward horror during this period, reaching its apogee with The Scarlet Claw, widely considered the best of them.

  4. Apr 25, 2024 · Basil Rathbone (born June 13, 1892, Johannesburg, S.Af.—died July 21, 1967, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a British character actor whose portrayal of Sherlock Holmes highlighted a long and varied stage and screen career.

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  5. This website exists to honor one of Hollywood's greatest screen and stage actors: Basil Rathbone. Perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the 1930s and 1940s, Rathbone gave outstanding performances in many, many other films as well.

  6. Basil Rathbone, the suave Shakespearean actor who won motion-picture fame in the early nineteen-forties as the detective Sherlock Holmes--and regretted the identification the rest of his life...

  7. Jul 1, 2021 · The life and career of Basil Rathbone was anything but elementary, spanning more than 50 years, and becoming a star on stage, screen, and radio, as well as touring a one-man show.

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