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Basil Rathbone

Born

Johannesburg, South Africa

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Rathbone

Genre

Memoir, Mystery, Film

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Philip St. John Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born British 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. He frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).

His most famous role, however, was heroic—that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series. His later career included Broadway, self-ironic film and television work; he received a Tony Award in 1948 as Best Actor in a Play.

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	The Fall of the House of Usher Unabridged by Edgar Allan Poe, Basil Rathbone (Narrator) 4.17 avg rating — 75,175 ratings — published 1960 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In and Out of Character 3.92 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1956 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories of sherlock holmes vol. 3 - a scandal in bohemia - vinyl lp 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1967	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce Partington Plans / The Perfect Murder Case / Mr. Chameleon 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Erlanger Theatre Program for Obsession signed by Basil Rathbone (1892-1967). 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basil Rathbone Selects Strange Tales 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder by Moonlight And Other Mysteries New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (volume19-24) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Basil Rathbone, Denis Green, Nigel Bruce 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inscribed book about Sherlock Holmes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sherlock Holmes Audio CD 1: The Bruce Partington Plans and The Adventure of the Retired Colourman (Old Time Radio Shows, CD #1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.”
― Basil Rathbone

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“[on how he was awarded his Military Cross]
All I did, old man, was disguise myself as a tree--that's correct, a tree--and cross no man's land to gather a bit of information from the German lines.
I have not since been called upon to play a tree.”
― Basil Rathbone

tags: actor, disguise, humor, spy, tree, wwi

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