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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.
Aug 22, 1996 · Find a Grave Memorial ID: 201368918. Source citation. 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 ...
Aug 22, 1996 · Basil Rodion Rathbone was born in 1915 in London, England (United Kingdom). He had a brief career as an actor, using the name "John Rodion". He worked in Hollywood, California, United States of America. He married Caroline Blanche Fisher in 1938 in Hollywood. He passed away in 1996 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States, aged 81.
Biography. Basil Rathbone. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. June 13, 1892 · Johannesburg, South Africa. Died. July 21, 1967 · New York City, New York, USA (heart attack) Birth name. Philip St. John Basil Rathbone. Nickname. Ratters. Height. 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m) Mini Bio.
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.
In the two films that he made, he used the name John Rodion. After one daring raid in which Capt. Courtney (Flynn) and Capt. Scott (Niven) successfully destroy all the planes at one German airfield, Headquarters is so delighted that they call to inform Major Brand of his promotion to wing commander.
