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Number9Dream

(1,908 posts)
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 05:08 PM 11 hrs ago

Born June 13, 1892 - Basil Rathbone - Anglo-South African actor

"Mr. Rathbone frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as 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 films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series."

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

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Born June 13, 1892 - Basil Rathbone - Anglo-South African actor (Original Post) Number9Dream 11 hrs ago OP
Was that really his name? efhmc 11 hrs ago #1
There are people named Rathbone Vogon_Glory 5 hrs ago #2

Vogon_Glory

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2. There are people named Rathbone
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 11:11 PM
5 hrs ago

Not all of them, or even a plurality of them were in theatre or the movies.

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