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“The Real Basil Rathbone”
The Baz Posted by Neve on Nov 8, 2013
Well, it seems Alyssia has a fan… http://boswelling.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/the-real-basil-rathbone/ “…I just wanted to say, my faith in humanity has been somewhat restored. The fantastic AlyssiaBasilOne has created a blog called “The Real Basil Rathbone: The true life of a grea read more
“An Amiable Icicle” – 1929
The Baz Posted by Neve on Nov 8, 2013
This article first appeared in MOTION PICTURE CLASSIC, August 1929. Rathbone was at that time poised to become one of the new generation of talking picture stars imported from Broadway. Click on pdf button to download a copy of the original article An Amiable Icicle One Of Basil Ratbhone’s read more
Continuing…
The Baz Posted by Neve on Nov 7, 2013
Having published the X transcript and letters, I think I want to continue making available as much source info as possible. So from now on I’ll be dipping in to the Rathbone database and (with Marcia’s permission) posting anything that looks useful or interesting.
If anyone has suggest read more
Letters to Madame X c.1940 – 1963
The Baz Posted by Neve on Nov 3, 2013
These are all the letters we currently have that were allegedly written by Rathbone to “Madame X” between c. 1940 and 1963. They’re numbered as they were when received by us. Nos. 13, 15 and 16 are currently missing. We’ve only received one letter in autograph. The rest are t read more
Gallery
The Baz Posted by Neve on Nov 2, 2013
This is a place to find most of the images uploaded on The Baz, from caps and stills to fan art and some of the bespoke artwork done for the blog. It’s eclectic and far from organised and even further from complete. For all of that you have to visit BASILRATHBONE.NET – http://www.basilr read more
In & Out of Character: an attempt at analysis
The Baz Posted by Neve on Oct 29, 2013
A series of articles examining aspects of Rathbone’s puzzlingly oblique and incomplete autobiography. PART I Here I’m going to start digging more into the detail of what he says, and what he might reveal – intentionally and unintentionally – about himself, his life and his reasons fro read more
The Madame X Interview
The Baz Posted by Neve on Oct 28, 2013
Interview with “Madame X” the unnamed actress with whom Rathbone was allegedly closely involved between 1941-46 Please note this material is copyright protected and reproduced with permission of the owner. It cannot be duplicated without permission. PART I “…After…Basil died…I read more
A Closer Look at the 2nd Mrs Rathbone
The Baz Posted by Neve on Oct 28, 2013
A series of articles about Ouida Bergere (as she called herself), Basil Rathbone’s second wife, whose extravagance bankrupted him and whose lifestory may have been more invention than reality. PART I When you read Basil’s autobiography you get the impression of Ouida, his second wife, as a dev read more
Rathbone as Sherlock
The Baz Posted by Neve on Aug 28, 2013
Go HERE for all the Sherlock-related posts on this blog
It’s as Sherlock Holmes that Rathbone became iconic, and, however much he might have deplored it, it’s as Sherlock Holmes that many learned to love him. So, it only seems right we have a Sherlock page here.
As most BR fans and read more
Du Maurier on Rathbone
The Baz Posted by Neve on Jun 3, 2013
Daphne du Maurier remembers her crush on BR. In later years she based the Frenchman in FRENCHMAN”S CREEK on his portrayal of Levasseur in CAPTAIN BLOOD (1935) (once you know that and watch the movie again it is SO obvious). She also allegedly wanted Basil for the part of Maxim DeWinter in REBE read more
Best Comments #2 – HRD on Ouida
The Baz Posted by Neve on May 31, 2013
The reader known as “HRD” has commented a few times over the months. She claims to have known Basil and Ouida slightly and Basil’s son very well, and she paints a picture of Ouida that is far from flattering. I have no clue who HRD really is or if her claims are true, however I hav read more
Best Comments 2012-2013 #1
The Baz Posted by Neve on May 27, 2013
There have been some terrifically insightful discussions on THE BAZ over the last year, and some great individual comments. I think they can tend to get lost in the crush of the comments section, which is not the best layout for following a discussion. So as part of marking our upcoming First Birthd read more
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - RADIO
The Baz Posted by Neve on May 23, 2013
Reblogged from Once upon a screen...: In honor of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). ♦ The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was an old-time radio show which aired in the USA from October 2, 1939 to July 7, 1947. Originally, the show starred Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. read more
Son of Frankenstein and Tower of London
The Baz Posted by Neve on Apr 1, 2013
I thought I’d talk briefly about two movies – SON OF FRANKENSTEIN and TOWER OF LONDON – the Baz made for Universal between November 1938 and October 1939. The quotations are courtesy of Cinegeek. “In the scene where Bela slowly tells Basil “He does things for me” and there read more
full(er) text of letter quoted in “a life divided”…
The Baz Posted by Neve on Mar 18, 2013
As suggested by a couple of readers,and after consulting with the owner, I’ve decided to publish a larger part of the text of one of the letters quoted in my blogpost “a life divided” (March 12 2013).
Names and portions of text are being withheld by request. There’s no d read more
A Life Divided
The Baz Posted by Neve on Mar 12, 2013
I think BR’s life can be divided roughly into (slightly uneven) quarters.
“Before the war” (1892-1914), “after the war” (1919-23), “The Ouida years”),1923-46, and the “post-Hollywood years (1946-67).
Each one of these segments or chapters i read more
SUNDAY PIC and an enquiry from a reader
The Baz Posted by Neve on Mar 3, 2013
Comments are still being weird, I’m sorry, but I’m doing my best to look into it. Anyhow today being Sunday, I thought I’d upload a pic for your delectation. I’ve chosen a really high res photo from that currently lost classic THIS MAD WORLD, in which BR plays a French spy wh read more
IN & OUT OF CHARACTER: an attempt at analysis Part III
The Baz Posted by Neve on Feb 24, 2013
Hey peeps, and thanks for all the good wishes – and your patience. I’m struggling back to form, and promise to be a better blogger from now on . I also apologize to people who made comments that have gone astray.
But anyhow, here’s another bit of analysis of BR’s “ read more
IN & OUT OF CHARACTER: an attempt at analysis Part II
The Baz Posted by Neve on Feb 6, 2013
The second part of this series is going to look a bit more closely at the claim that portions of this book, maybe even the majority of it, were written, not by Rathbone, but by Ouida Bergere, his somewhat “controversial” second wife. The claim was actually made to me quite recently in an read more
Michael B. Druxman talks to us about his new play
The Baz Posted by Neve on Jan 30, 2013
Today the Baz is talking to Michael B.Druxman, author of Basil Rathbone, His Life & His Films, about his new one-person play Rathbone.
Michael B. Druxman is a veteran Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include Cheyenne Warrior with Kelly Preston; Dillinger and Capone starring Martin Sheen an read more