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William Hooker Gillette (July 24, 1853 – April 29, 1937) was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 silent film .
Sherlock Holmes is a 1916 American silent film starring William Gillette as Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.Directed by Arthur Berthelet, it was produced by Essanay Studios in Chicago. [1]
William Gillette as Holmes and Katherine Florence as Alice Faulkner in the 1899 Broadway production of Sherlock Holmes. The play itself drew material from Conan Doyle's published stories "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Final Problem" and A Study in Scarlet, [2] [1] [3] [4] while adding much that was new as well. [1]
Gillette Castle State Park straddles the towns of East Haddam and Lyme, Connecticut in the United States, sitting high above the Connecticut River. The castle was designed and built by William Gillette (1853–1937), an American actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes on stage.
William Gillette: Sherlock Holmes: 1899 Stage The Painful Predicament of Sherlock Holmes [34] 1905 Stage (Metropolitan Opera House) John F. Preston The Bank of England: An Adventure in the Life of Sherlock Holmes [35] 1900 Stage Clarence Blakiston: Sheerluck Jones, or Why D’Gillette Him Off [36] 1901–1902 Stage (Terry's Theatre)
Marie Doro (born Marie Katherine Stewart; May 25, 1882 – October 9, 1956) was an American stage and film actress of the early silent film era. [1]She was first noticed as a chorus-girl by impresario Charles Frohman, who took her to Broadway, where she also worked for William Gillette of "Sherlock Holmes fame", her early career being largely moulded by these two much-older mentors.
The staged reading was directed by Allen Lewis Rickman, who adapted the play from both the Welles and Gillette versions. It was produced by Bruce Goldstein. Steve Sterner composed and performed the soundtrack for the film. The footage was re-edited by William Hohauser to fit a coherent narrative structure in conjunction with the play.
Anita Gillette (née Luebben; [3] born August 16, 1936 [4]) is an American actress and singer. She has performed numerous roles on Broadway , American television, and in feature films. Her Broadway credits include performing in musical productions of Gypsy , Carnival! , Guys and Dolls , They're Playing Our Song , Mr. President , and Cabaret .