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Basil Rathbone - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Sir Basil Rathbone is a film actor and honorary cultural figure of Great Britain. Born in June 1892 in Johannesburg (South Africa). Basil's father was engaged in mining and chemical engineering, and his mother played the violin. In the mid-90s of the 19th century, the actor's family left South Africa and finally settled in England.
As a child, Basil attended Repton School and graduated in insurance. Since 1916, the military career of the still young, but already ambitious Rathbone begins. During the First World War, he enlists in a Scottish regiment and does military service. Thanks to natural courage and initiative, he deservedly moves up the career ladder, receives the title of commander and is awarded the Military Cross.
After the end of the war, Basil has been involved in theatrical activities and plays actively in London performances. Basil Rathbone's earliest successful roles were in Broadway productions, but his most notable roles were in the plays Ulysses. S. Grant "and" Trolley with apples ".
The actor appeared on television at a more mature age. But the middle-aged and experienced Basil found it difficult to find a common language with Hollywood filmmakers, who are distinguished by excessive perfectionism and meticulousness in creating future characters. Nevertheless, since 1934, a sharp rise in the popularity of the actor begins. Basil Rathbone's films such as David Copperfield in 1935 and The Adventures of Robin Hood in 1938 became iconic American films of the 1930s.
The last film with Basil Rathbone - The Autopsy of the Phantom of 1968, unfortunately, did not cause much excitement among the audience and was not marked by high ratings among film critics.
The actor died in 1967, without waiting for the release of his last tape ...
Basil Rathbone has gray eyes, naturally dark hair, fair skin, and thin lips. The shape of the face is oval, the forehead is high, the hair is straight, soft. Basil Rathbone did not change his hair color, preferring natural. The actor has a large humped nose and a rectangular chin. Basil Rathbone sometimes wore a mustache. The height of the actor is 187 cm, no tattoos.
