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At one time Wikipedia carried the information that Basil Rathbone was knighted in 1949 as a knight bachelor, and then in 1961 he was elevated to KBE. Wikipedia listed no source for this information, and it has now been removed.
Basil Rathbone. Actor: The Adventures of Robin Hood. Basil Rathbone was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1892, but three years later his family was forced to flee the country because his father was accused by the Boers of being a British spy at a time when Dutch-British conflicts were leading to the Boer War.
July 22, 1967 12 AM PT. Actor Basil Rathbone, whose roles ranged from Shakespeare to Sherlock Holmes, died of a heart attack Friday in New York. He was 75. Mr. Rathbone’s career spanned 56...
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an Anglo-South African actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films. Quick Facts Basil Rathbone MC, Born ...
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.
Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892, Johannesburg – 21 July 1967, New York City) was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films.
Philip St John Basil Rathbone was born on 13 June 1892 in Johannesburg, South... to Edgar Philip Rathbone and Anna Barbera Rathbone, née George. Edgar was a mining engineer, Anna Barbera...
