What is Basil Rathbone?
{{Infobox person | name = Basil Rathbone | image = Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes.jpeg | caption = Rathbone as [[Sherlock Holmes]] in the 1930s | birth_name = Philip St. John Basil Rathbone | birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|6|13|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], [[Transvaal]], [[South African Republic]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|7|21|1892|6|13|df=y}} | death_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | resting_place = [[Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum|Ferncliff Cemetery Shrine of Memories]], [[Hartsdale, New York]], U.S. | years_active = 1911–1967 | occupation = Actor | spouse = Ethel Marian Foreman (1914–1926; divorced)<br>[[Ouida Bergère]] (1926–1967; his death) | children = 3 | relatives = [[Frank Benson (actor)|Sir Frank Benson]] (cousin) }} '''Philip St. John Basil Rathbone''' [[Military Cross|MC]] (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an English actor. He was known for playing [[Edward Murdstone|Mr. Murdstone]] in ''[[David Copperfield (1935 movie)|David Copperfield]]'' (1935), Tybalt in ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1936 movie)|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 [[Sherlock Holmes (1939 movie series)|fourteen Hollywood movies]] made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series. He won a [[Tony Award]] in 1948 as [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]]. He was also nominated for two [[Academy Awards]] and was honoured with three stars on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. Rathbone died suddenly of a [[heart attack]] in [[New York City]] on 21 July 1967 at the age of 75. ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|1651}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rathbone, Basil}} [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1967 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:South African actors]] [[Category:E