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Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

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Actor

Personal Info

Birth Place
(present-day South Africa)

LEGACY & ORIGINS

Born Philip St. John Basil Rathbone
13 June 1892
Johannesburg, South African Republic
(present-day South Africa)
Died 21 July 1967 (aged 75)
New York City, US
Resting place Ferncliff Cemetery Shrine of Memories, Hartsdale, New York, US
Citizenship United Kingdom
Occupation Actor
Years active 1911–1967
Spouses
Ethel Marion Foreman

​(m. 1914; div. 1926)​
Ouida Bergère ​(m. 1926)​

Military career
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Branch  British Army
Service years 1915–1918
Rank Captain
Unit London Scottish Regiment
Liverpool Scottish
Awards
Military Cross

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an English actor. Born in South Africa and raised in Derbyshire, he rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films.

Life & Career Details

Born Philip St. John Basil Rathbone
13 June 1892
Johannesburg, South African Republic
(present-day South Africa)
Died 21 July 1967 (aged 75)
New York City, US
Resting place Ferncliff Cemetery Shrine of Memories, Hartsdale, New York, US
Citizenship United Kingdom
Occupation Actor
Years active 1911–1967
Spouses
Ethel Marion Foreman

​(m. 1914; div. 1926)​
Ouida Bergère ​(m. 1926)​

Military career
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Branch  British Army
Service years 1915–1918
Rank Captain
Unit London Scottish Regiment
Liverpool Scottish
Awards
Military Cross

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an English actor. Born in South Africa and raised in Derbyshire, he rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films.

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