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Basil Rathbone, age 2. Basil with his sister Beatrice and brother John. Rathbone grew up in England and attended the Repton School * from 1906 to 1910. More interested in sports than studying, Rathbone (called "Ratters" by his friends) excelled in sports. While at school, he developed a love of the theater.
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. Rathbone also appeared in many plays, and his voice could be heard in numerous radio ...
All too little of that Basil Rathbone survives in films: his resplendent Guy of Gisbourne in the best American film of the 1930s, The Adventures of Robin Hood, might come the closest to suggesting what made Olivier swoon. Not that Rathbone’s film career was negligable; he was an undisputed star, and he achieved lasting fame and a measure of ...
Mr. Rathbone was born Philip St. John Basil Rathbone on June 13, 1892, in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of a British engineer. His mother was a descendant of King Henry IV.
Basil Rathbone. Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an English actor. He was known for playing Mr. Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935), Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). His most famous role was that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood ...
A series of fourteen films based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock Holmes stories was released between 1939 and 1946; British actors Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce portrayed Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, respectively. The first two films in the series were produced by 20th Century-Fox and released in 1939.
Basil Rathbone como Sherlock Holmes. Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC ( Joanesburgo, 13 de Junho de 1892 - Nova Iorque, 21 de Julho de 1967) foi um ator britânico nascido na África do Sul. Rathbone frequentemente retratava vilões ou personagens moralmente ambíguos, como o Sr. Murdstone em David Copperfield (1935) e Sir Guy de Gisbourne em ...
