William Gillette - History Page - Sherlock Holmes Fan Wiki

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	Oct 11 2010, 4:29 PM EDT	chrisco97	edit
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	Oct 11 2010, 4:28 PM EDT	chrisco97	edit
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	Oct 11 2010, 4:27 PM EDT	chrisco97	edit
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	Nov 6 2009, 12:24 AM EST	chrisco97	edit
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	Nov 4 2009, 6:11 PM EST	chrisco97	edit
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	Nov 4 2009, 6:11 PM EST	chrisco97	edit
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	Nov 4 2009, 6:10 PM EST	chrisco97	edit	1 image added 1 image deleted
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	Nov 4 2009, 6:09 PM EST	chrisco97	edit	41 words added 12 words deleted 1 image added 1 image deleted
Change: the character. -Life Death -after Holmes:Throughout his career, he stated he was retireing. But this never really happenned until his death.Gillette died on April 29, 1937, in Hartford, from a pulmonary hemorrhage. He was buried in the Hooker family cemetery next to his wife. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 235)
	Oct 30 2009, 1:01 PM EDT	chrisco97	edit	1 word deleted
Change: _____________________________________________________________________ - Early Years - He was the son of a retired United States senator.The author Mark Twain was a friend of the family. He made his first View changes from previous version. (Word count: 202)
	Oct 30 2009, 12:13 PM EDT	EveBakerStreet	edit	59 words added
Change: He was the son of a retired United States senator.The author Mark Twain was a friend of the family. He made his first stage appearance in the play 'Guilded Age' in 1875. He soon had lots of success and began starring in his own plays in 1881.- Career View changes from previous version. (Word count: 203)
	Oct 23 2009, 2:20 PM EDT	chrisco97	edit	1 image added 1 image deleted
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	Oct 23 2009, 1:04 PM EDT	chrisco97	edit	1 image added 1 image deleted
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	Oct 23 2009, 10:33 AM EDT	chrisco97	edit
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	Oct 23 2009, 10:32 AM EDT	chrisco97	edit	27 words added
Change: "Elementary, my dear Watson!" He was also the first person to use the coat and hat with the character. - Death - Gillette died on April 29, 1937, in Hartford, from a pulmonary hemorrhage. He was buried in the Hooker family cemetery next to his wife. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 145)
	Oct 23 2009, 10:30 AM EDT	chrisco97	edit	1 word deleted
Change: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ - Career as Sherlock Holmes -William Gillette played Sherlock Holmes for more than thirty years. He was known as the Holmes of his day. He was very popular for playing Sherlock Holmes, and was the person that introduced the "curved" pipe to Sherlock Holmes. His most View changes from previous version. (Word count: 120)
	Oct 23 2009, 10:30 AM EDT	chrisco97	edit	1 image added
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	Oct 23 2009, 10:29 AM EDT	chrisco97	edit	75 words added 260 words deleted 1 image deleted
Change: offered this play to Henry Irving and Beerhom Tree. Irving turned it down, and Tree demanded Conan Doyle to redo the Character, Doyle declined the offer, and went to find different actors. Conan Doyle found Gillette, andwas askedalso him,well heknown accepted.for Theyhis began View changes from previous version. (Word count: 121)
	Oct 22 2009, 7:17 PM EDT	chrisco97	edit
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	Oct 22 2009, 7:17 PM EDT	chrisco97	edit	1 word added 5 words deleted
Change: his portrayal, heHe was the first Sherlock Holmes actor to use the Deerstalker hat, and the coat. (First used by Sidney Paget in illustrations) He also introduced the Curved Pipe to the Character. William was View changes from previous version. (Word count: 295)
	Oct 22 2009, 7:16 PM EDT	chrisco97	edit	1 word deleted
Change: major stage actor in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was one of over seventy actors to portray Sherlock Holmes but was not the first. He became well known for that role. Until he last played it on stage in 1932. By View changes from previous version. (Word count: 299)