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| Born | Philip St. John Basil Rathbone ()13 June Johannesburg, South African Republic |
| Died | 21 July () (aged&#;75) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Marion Foreman (–; divorced; 1 child) Ouida Bergère (–; his death; 1 adopted daughter) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June – 21 July ) was a South African-born British actor. He rose to prominence in the UK as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers and, occasionally, horror films.
He frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Murdstone in David Copperfield () and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (). His most famous role, however, was heroic &#; that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between and and in a radio series. His later career included roles on Broadway, as well as self-ironic film and television work. He received a Tony Award in as Best Actor in a Play.
Early life[]
Rathbone was born as Philip St. John Basil Rathbone in Johannesburg, to English parents. His mother, Anna Barbara (née George), was a violinist, and his father, Edgar Philip Rathbone,
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Ouida Bergere Rathbone
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In November of , Basil Rathbone met Ouida Bergere, a redhead with brown eyes. They began to date, and in they married. Basil declared, �Without her I would be nothing; with her I can be everything. Without her I would be miserable. With her I am the happiest man in the world. . . . Everything I have achieved � everything I may be today or hope for tomorrow � I owe my wife, Ouida.�1
So who was this amazing woman? What do we know of her? According to the "official" biography below, her maiden name was Ouida DuGaze and she was born in Spain. She spent her childhood in Spain, France, and England, and emigrated to the U.S.A. at age eleven. It seems, however, that some of the official bio is fiction. According to census records, Ouida was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on December 14, �and her name was Eunie Branch.2 Her parents were Stephen and Ida Branch, both natives of Tennessee. Her only known sibling was a younger brother, Bernice.
In , at nineteen years of age, Eunie (now calling herself Eula) married a man named R.H. Burgess. The census reported that year-old Eula Burgess, an "actress," was living with her parents; her marital status is listed as "divorced." No information about her former husband, Mr. Bu
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