A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
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“… an exploit which won for Holmes an autograph letter of thanks from the French President and the Order of the Legion of Honour.” – The Adventure of The Golden Pince (GOLD) As we learned in Peter Jacoby’s recent post, Charlie Chaplin role as Billy the Page in William Gillette’s Sherlock Holmes laid the foundation for his future… Continue Reading
“It was the band! The speckled band!” – The Adventure of The Speckled Band (SPEC) On May 17, 1945, the British Broadcasting Company broadcast a dramatization of The Adventure of The Speckled Band featuring Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sherlock Holmes. If the Hardwicke names sounds familiar to you, his son Edward took over the role of… Continue Reading
“If you have a fancy to see your name in the next honours list….” – The Adventure of The Bruce Partington Plans (BRUC) Martin Clunes, the actor who portrayed Arthur Conan Doyle in the British television mini-series Arthur & George earlier this year, was also named on the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honour List. Clunes will be… Continue Reading
“If you have a fancy to see your name in the next honours list….” – The Adventure of The Bruce Partington Plans (BRUC) We had earlier reported that Benedict Cumberbatch was named in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours as being awarded with a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. I neglected… Continue Reading
“If you have a fancy to see your name in the next honours list….” – The Adventure of The Bruce Partington Plans (BRUC) From Lucy Mapstone’s June 10, 2015 story in the Daily Mail: Benedict Cumberbatch didn’t manage to pick up an Oscar Award this year. But he is set to receive of the most… Continue Reading
“This fortress – built by nature for herself; This blessed plot, this Earth, this realm, this England!” – Sherlock Holmes and The Secret Weapon Phillip St. John Basil Rathbone was born on this date in 1892. To many Sherlockians, including your author, he is the personification of Sherlock Holmes. In this post, we will discuss… Continue Reading
“The stage lost a fine actor…” – A Scandal In Bohemia (SCAN) Sir Christopher Lee died, earlier this week, at the age of 93. Lee would be involved in 5 Holmesian films, playing 3 different characters. In the 1959 film, Hound of the Baskervilles, Lee would play Sir Henry Baskerville. Three years later, Lee would play… Continue Reading
“The campaign brought honours and promotion to many …” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) In A Study In Scarlet, we learn that Dr. Watson was wounded during the Battle of Maiwand. Since Watson was a participant in the Second Anglo – Afghan War, he would have received the Afghanistan Campaign medal. The Afghanistan Medal is… Continue Reading
“… the actor in some strange drama …” – The Adventure of the Yellow Stain (YELL) With the release of the most recent trailer for this summer’s upcoming Mr. Holmes film, it reminded us that we need to revisit Ian McKellen and discuss his decorations. We had earlier discussed the many coins that featured McKellen from his… Continue Reading
“…was the latter end of June, 1902, shortly after the conclusion of the South African War.” – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) In the spring and early summer of 1900, the Literary Agent, Arthur Conan Doyle was volunteering at a field hospital in South Africa during the Second Boer War. Serving as a volunteer, Doyle… Continue Reading