• Basil was the great-grandson of the noted Victorian philanthropist, William Rathbone V, and thus a descendant of William Rathbone II.[citation needed].
  • Clayton's book is a engrossing narrative that follows Basil Rathbone from his birthplace in South Africa, to England, to New York City, and Hollywood.
  • Basil Rathbone has three stars on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame Hollywood Boulevard, one for his film career, one for radio and one for television.
    • GUYS IT’S BASIL RATHBONE bottom left, sitting on ground
    • Basil Rathbone's parents Edgar Philip Rathbone and Ann Barbara George
    • Basil Rathbone - A very young photo
  • Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Rosalind Ivan, Martin Kosleck, Marjorie Riordan, and Leslie Vincent in Pursuit to Algiers (1945).
  • If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Basil Rathbone films to end the squabble once and for all.
  • Following an accusation from the Boers of being a spy after the Johnson Raid, Edgar fled with his family to Britain. Basil Rathbone was three years at the time.
  • Basil Rathbone was a British character actor whose portrayal of Sherlock Holmes highlighted a long and varied stage and screen career.
  • In the Holiday season of 1940 she became obsessed with Basil Rathbone and even tried to seduce him at his own home during a party.
  • ...to the nation new depredations, via their radio 'Voice of Terror', the Intellegence Inner Council summons Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to help in the crisis.