William Gillette
American actor, inventor and writer (1853-1937) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 83
William Hooker Gillette 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.
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Poster for The Professor (1881)
Gillette in Secret Service
Theatre poster for Held by the Enemy at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh in 1887
Secret Service
Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1853 to 1937 · aged 83
