Basil Rathbone
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC 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.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Johannesburg
- Educated at
- Repton School
- Awards
- 🏆 Military Cross🏆 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Timeline
1892
Born
Birth1967
Died
Death
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- father:
- Edgar Philip Rathbone
- mother:
- Anna Barbara George
- spouse:
- Ouida Bergère
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