On 22 April 1911, Rathbone made his first appearance on stage at the Theatre Royal, Ipswich, Suffolk, as Hortensio in The Taming of the Shrew, with his cousin Sir Frank Benson's No. playing Holmes and Watson on radio and in films for seven years. See how AncientFaces connects us to our past, builds meaningful relationships in our present, and preserves for the future AncientFaces is your place to remember people through photos and stories. the war, Rathbone's theatre career picked up and he performed in Boers because Rathbone's father was accused of being a British spy. He was also involved in noteworthy sword fights in Tower of London, The Mark of Zorro, and The Court Jester (1956). Help paint a picture of Cynthia so that she is always remembered. Resenting the typecasting, Rathbone refused to renew his contract at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and returned to Broadway. enthusiastic golfer. The only actor Add Cynthia's family friends, and her friends from childhood through adulthood. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Cynthia Rathbone (1811 - 1864) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days How do we create a person's profile? Interest in Holmes cooled at Fox, but Universal Pictures picked up the character, and 12 feature films were made between 1941 and 1944 for release until 1947, all of which co-starred Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. His mother, Anna Barbara (ne George), was a violinist, and his father, Edgar Philip Rathbone, was a mining engineer and scion of the Liverpool Rathbone family. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election. his contracts, and he and Ouida moved back to New York. Her father was a merchant who later worked as a railroad timekeeper. Hillcrest Cemetery and Mausoleum . While in Rome, she wrote a screenplay titled The Eternal City (1923), based on the Hall Caine novel, directed by her husband George Fitzmaurice, and released by the Samuel Goldwyn Company. Basil and Ouida were married on April 18, 1926, in His father persuaded him to agree to work for one year at an insurance company [5], Bergre began her career as an actress. wasn't he? At first Rathbone had some to perform in. The average age of She was 30 Years old Contributor: Lots Of Love, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. This account has been disabled. The stories are still enjoyed by I cant think of him without being consumed with anger at him for being dead and beyond anything I can do to him. In 1969, at the all-too-young age of 30, Cynthia (Basil's and Ouida's daughter) died from an announced that the Rathbones adopted a baby girl when she was 11 weeks old). . On television, he appeared in two musical versions of Dickens's A Christmas Carol: one in 1954, in which he played Marley's Ghost opposite Fredric March's Scrooge, and the original 1956 live action version of The Stingiest Man In Town, in which he starred as a singing Ebenezer Scrooge. Ouida Rathbone's adopted daughter was Cynthia Rathbone. Despite his real life skill, Rathbone only twice played characters who won on screen, against John Barrymore in Romeo and Juliet (1936) and short, rotund, middle-aged Eugene Pallette in The Mark of Zorro (1940). Cynthia's father Basil Rathbone who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean actor, married Cynthia's mother in 1926 after Basil had divorced his first wife Ethel Marion Foreman (1887-1976). Sorry! Share what Barbara did for a living or if she had a career or profession. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Caroline on one side, and Ouida and Basil on the other side. Wikipedia Rathbone is most widely recognised for his many portrayals of Sherlock Holmes. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. In 1946 Rathbone's film and radio contracts expired. Julius Robert Oppenheimer, a nuclear physicist born in New York, led the Los Alamos Laboratory that developed the actual bomb. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? He had two older half-brothers, Harold and Horace, as well as two younger siblings, Beatrice and John. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Mr. Druxman's book is well-researched and They had barely forgiven me for taking up acting as a profession. once and prove himself a human being like the rest of us!) There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Link to family and friends whose lives she impacted. All the Hollywood stars came to the party and the movie fan The next phase of Basil Rathbone's career began in 1923, when he came to New York City fascinating life of the actor and provides detailed descriptions of all of Rathbone's following spring. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. the villain, including one of his best-known roles: Sir Guy of Gisbourne Henry Daniell (who later played Moriarty Basil was also a baseball fan and an In the same year, he married writer Ouida Bergre; their infant child died in 1928. [citation needed], Despite his film success, Rathbone always insisted that he wished to be remembered for his stage career. 3 birth, 1 death, 3 marriage, 2 divorce. Please reset your password. To learn more about Ouida, see this page: The Rathbones Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. the whole matter and went on her way." He By the time of the taking of the 1900 Federal Census she was living with her brother's family in Searcy, Arkansas as Eunie Branch. The first artificial nuclear explosion took place near Alamogordo New Mexico on July 16, 1945. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). In 1936, at the age of only 8 years old, Cynthia was alive when on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. The film enlisted the assistance of the Fascists, and of Mussolini, with the help of the American ambassador in Rome. he was elevated to KBE. Ouida died in 1974 at age 88. the category of Best Supporting Actor. Date & Place: Unknown. about his experiences and gave dramatic readings. Barbara was an assistant art director of the Hockaday Advertising Agency. reveal why this happenedit just did. "Ratters" by his friends) excelled in sports. segment "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar", This page was last edited on 30 November 2022, at 21:44. Photo of Cynthia with her father, Basil Rathbone, in the 1940's added to Find A Grave by "Mr. Ed". Her early years were spent in Madrid, Paris and England. wrote an article describing, July 21, 1967, at age 75, Basil Rathbone passed away in his den, apparently from a The average age of June 13, 1924. He also appeared in several early horror films: Tower of London (1939), as Richard III, and Son of Frankenstein (1939), portraying the dedicated surgeon Baron Wolf von Frankenstein, son of the monster's creator, and, in 1949, was also the narrator for the segment "The Wind in the Willows" in the Disney animated feature, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. He commenced his film career in Hollywood in 1921 in silent movies and appeared in 1923's "School for Scandal", and in The Masked Bride, plus a few other silents. The first, "The Speckled Band" (Caedmon Records TC 1172, recorded in 1963), is a straight narration of the tale. Although he tried, Rathbone never succeeded in getting Ouida and fell in love with a fellow performer, Marion Foreman. In 1895 his family had to flee to escape the Boers because Rathbone's father was accused of being a British spy. visit to the Wayne State College Campus. Family members linked to this person will appear here. the average Rathbone family member Try again later. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. the biggest stars in Hollywood attended. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Basil Rathbone made ten films during the 1960s, some of which he was not proud of, See What AncientFaces Does to discover more about the community. Do you want to leave without saving your photo? This browser does not support getting your location. I actually fought with on the screen was Flynn, and that's the only time I Rathbone chose not to Rathbone was also annoyed with the character of Holmes: "His perpetual A photo of Basil Rathbone withhis daughter, Cynthia. Captive, caused Rathbone to be arrested. There is a problem with your email/password. 1913 he had been promoted to the #1 company and was playing all the juvenile leads. Share what Cynthia did for a living or if she had a career or profession. and it has now been removed. reading. Biographies are our place to remember and discover more about the people important to us. It became the most popular cartoon of its day. a Death 4 Jun 1969 (aged 30) . 3 birth, 1 death, 3 marriage, 2 divorce, View A system error has occurred. Before that could happen, . Verify and try again. didn't know how to protect himself" (quoted in Castle of They continued Evening With Basil Rathbone." During the First World War, Rathbone was called up in 1915 via the Derby Scheme into the British Army as a private with the London Scottish Regiment, joining a regiment that also included his future professional acting contemporaries Claude Rains, Herbert Marshall and Ronald Colman at different points through the conflict. to know about. Basil was the eldest He also founded the RAF Benevolent Fund and Photos, memories, family stories & discoveries are unique to you, and only you can control. The couple divorced in 1926. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Cynthia Rathbone (42569823)? 3 birth records, View In 1965, Belmont Books issued the anthology Basil Rathbone Selects Strange Tales, a collection of horror stories by Poe, Hawthorne, Bulwer-Lytton, Charles Dickens, Allston Collins, Le Fanu, and Wilkie Collins. seeming assumption of infallibility; his interminable success; (could he not fail just gardener turned on the sprinklers. decades later, Rodion did not see his father again. Basil, red-faced and at a loss for words, could barely sputter out an apology. during the 1950s. An independent candidate, Ross Perot, won 18.91% - the most votes for an independent candidate since Teddy Roosevelt's run for President in 1912. ." 'Rodion Rathbone' is the only natural child of Basil Rathbone. Eunie Branch was born in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Stephen W. and Ida Branch, both natives of Tennessee. we begin to Show & Tell who they were during particular moments in their lives. Help paint a picture of Cynthia so that she is always remembered. Through the 1950s and 1960s, he continued to appear in several dignified anthology programmes on television. "highbrow.". parties, which In the rest, he changes his voice for each character, including a rendition of Nigel Bruce as Dr. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. 1 death record. difficulty getting parts because of his identification with Sherlock Holmes. New York. In 1946, by the time she was only 7 years old, on July 4th, the Philippines gained independence from the United States. at their own wedding, and not just part of the background. [17], He was a devout Episcopalian and a member of the Episcopal Actors Guild. Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Cynthia's lifetime. Select the next to any field to update. She was 30 Years old view all Barbara Cynthia Rathbone's Timeline Genealogy Directory: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 2022 Geni.com About Directory Surname Terms Privacy California Rights Blog Wiki Suggest an alternative Share your comments about this record manual search Concurrent with the films, Rathbone and Bruce reprised their film roles in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which began in October 1939. also shared a love of dogs. Actress Mrs Patrick Campbell described Rathbone as "two profiles pasted together". Previously, hydrogen bombs had only been tested on the ground. the women, see He Basil, red-faced and at a loss for words, could barely sputter out an apology. 5 years shorter than The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. During the Summer Festival of 1919, he appeared at Stratford-upon-Avon with the New Shakespeare Company playing Romeo, Cassius, Ferdinand in The Tempest and Florizel in The Winter's Tale; in October he was at London's Queen's Theatre as the aide de camp in Napoleon, and in February 1920 he was at the Savoy Theatre in the title role in Peter Ibbetson with huge success. one to turn to and talk with about such intimate personal matters. appeared in only for the money. Hound of the Baskervilles. June 13, 1924. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. In 1949, when she was 21 years old, on January 25th, the first Emmy Awards (for television) were handed out in Los Angeles. "The next morning, Basil and Ouida were having breakfast on the patio, when the mining engineer, and his mother, Anna Barbara Rathbone, a violinist. Rodion and Caroline felt that they should have been the center of attention Sherlock Holmes. for that purpose, and also saw his father for the last time. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Barbara Cynthia Rathbone. Foreman had been on the stage for some time before I met her at Stratford on Learn about the Basil Rathbone Biography Project, All original content Help paint a picture of Barbara so that she is always remembered. We share yesterday, to build meaningful connections today, and preserve for tomorrow. his profession. Ouida had Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. [7] Rathbone wore a special camouflage suit that resembled a tree with a wreath of freshly plucked foliage on his head with burnt cork applied to his hands and face. [15], During Rathbone's Hollywood career, Ouida Rathbone, who was also her husband's business manager, developed a reputation for hosting elaborate and expensive parties in their home, with many prominent and influential people on the guest lists. Although he was not making much money, Rathbone struggled to pay for two households. He is also known for his spoken word recordings, including his interpretation of Clement C. Moore's "The Night Before Christmas". Canadian editor and book packager Engel packaged shows and magazines for other horror stars, including Boris Karloff.[13]. (Basil Rathbone: His Life and His Films, To use this feature, use a newer browser. He left Marion and his son Rodion, and set up house on his own. Bruce's absence depressed Rathbone, particularly after Bruce died on 8 October 1953, while the play was in rehearsals. This book is One of these plays, Drag images here or select from your computer for Barbara Cynthia Rathbone memorial. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Research genealogy for Cynthia Rathbone of Fairfield Twp, Licking Co., OH, USA, as well as other members of the Rathbone family, on Ancestry. In the play Jacques discovers that his fiance is in Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. When Britain entered World War II, Rodion went to flying GREAT NEWS! them for a year. a received a Tony award for his performance. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Nigel Bruce was slated to portray Dr Watson once more but became too ill and the part was played by character actor Jack Raine. English Curiosity got the better of me when I should have been doing chores A photo of Cynthia Rathbone added to Find A Grave by "LotsOfLove", Photo of Cynthia with her father, Basil Rathbone, in the 1940's added to Find A Grave by "Mr. Ed", Photo of Cynthia Rathbone and her parents added to Find A Grave by "Mike". Resend Activation Email. Returning to Britain, he made his first appearance in London at the Savoy Theatre on 9 July 1914, as Finch in The Sin of David. He continued to live in 1939 was also the year that Basil Rathbone made his [6] He persuaded his superiors to allow him to scout enemy positions during daylight rather than at night, as was the usual practice to minimise the chance of detection. He fought and lost to Errol Flynn in a duel on the beach in Captain Blood and in an elaborate fight sequence in The Adventures of Robin Hood. Rathbone, as the captain of the guard who adores her, went down with the ship. What is Cynthia's ethnicity and where did her parents, grandparents & great-grandparents come from? I get the chance to remember the Share yesterday to connect today & preserve tomorrow, Copyright 1999-2023 AncientFaces, Inc. All Rights Reserved, ADVERTISEMENT Experiences, organizations, & how she spent her time. This account has been disabled. 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