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A deerstalker. A deerstalker is a type of cap that is typically worn in rural areas, often for hunting, especially deer stalking.Because of the cap's popular association with the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, [1] it has become stereotypical headgear for a detective, especially in comical drawings or cartoons along with farcical plays and films.
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 four-act play by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, ... this time with John Barrymore donning the deerstalker. [25] ...
Statue of Sherlock Holmes in an Inverness cape and deerstalker, at Conan Doyle's birthplace in Edinburgh. Arguably the most famous example in fiction, Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective Sherlock Holmes is often associated with the Inverness cape. [3] However, in the novels, Holmes is described as wearing an Ulster. [10]
Sherlock Holmes (/ ˈ ʃ ɜːr l ɒ k ˈ h oʊ m z /) is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle.Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients ...
A Paget depiction of Sherlock Holmes (right) and Dr. Watson from "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter" (1893) Paget's illustration of Holmes and Moriarty's fatal encounter at the Reichenbach Falls in "The Final Problem" (1893) Paget wearing a deerstalker cap
Holmes then reveals that in World War I, the real Barham was a prisoner in a German war camp and had an uncanny resemblance to a Heinrich Von Bock, a member of the German Secret Service; one day the real Barham was taken out and executed; the gentleman who called Holmes into the case was Von Bock himself who had been posing as Barham for 24 ...
[4] [2] As the Fourth Doctor, Baker had appeared in the serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977) wherein the Doctor was dressed as Sherlock Holmes complete with deerstalker. [1] [2] In an interview on BBC Radio 4 in 2009, Baker likened the character of the Doctor to Sherlock Holmes, saying "the point is, Dr. Who's not really an acting part, any ...