Basil Rathbone

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British person film actor human radio actor stage actor television actor voice actor

Basil Rathbone was a British actor best known for his definitive film portrayals of Sherlock Holmes in the 1930s and 1940s.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British person → film actor → human → radio actor → stage actor → television actor → voice actor →
awardReceived	Military Cross →
birthName	Philip St. John Basil Rathbone →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
citizenship	United Kingdom →
conflict	World War I →
countryOfBirth	South Africa →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1892-06-13 →
dateOfDeath	1967-07-21 →
familyName	Rathbone →
genre	adventure film → drama film → mystery film →
givenName	Basil → Philip →
knownFor	film portrayals of Sherlock Holmes →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryUnit	London Scottish Regiment →
name	Basil Rathbone →
notableWork	A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film) → Captain Blood (1935 film) → David Copperfield (1935 film) → Romeo and Juliet (1936 film) → Sherlock Holmes Faces Death → Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon → Son of Frankenstein → The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film) → The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film) → The Comedy of Terrors → The Court Jester → The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film) → The Magic Sword (1962 film) → The Mark of Zorro (1940 film) →
occupation	actor → soldier →
placeOfBirth	Johannesburg →
placeOfDeath	New York City →
portrayed	Sherlock Holmes →
residence	London → New York City →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Ethel Marion Foreman → Ouida Bergère →
yearsActive	1911–1967 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Basil → Rathbone →	hasNotableBearer
Holy Cross Cemetery (Culver City) → Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film) → The Magic Sword →	starring
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death → The Mark of Zorro (1940 film) →	stars
Basil Rathbone ("Philip St. John Basil Rathbone") →	birthName
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film) →	castMember
Basil Rathbone →	name
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad →	narrator
Ferncliff Cemetery →	notableBurial
Sheriff of Nottingham →	portrayedBy