William Gillette
William Hooker Gillette ( born July 24, 1853 in Hartford, Connecticut, † April 29, 1937 ) was an American actor and playwright.
Work
Along with Frances Hodgson Burnett in 1883, he wrote a piece titled Esmeralda.
1899 wrote Arthur Conan Doyle along with William Gillette, the stage play Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in Four Acts, in the first time the phrase " Oh, this is elementary, my dear fellow" occurs, which became a household word, as they, the British actor took up Clive Brook in the first Sherlock Holmes sound film in 1929 in the version of " Oh, this is elementary, my dear Watson" again. Gillette also played as Sherlock Holmes starring in several productions of the play.
For the film Sherlock Holmes (1916, directed by Arthur Berthelet ) Gillette wrote and played the lead role. Gillette's extraordinary, self-designed house was after his death as Gillette Castle State Park and the tourist attraction.
Works
- Held by the Enemy (1886 )
- The Immortal Sherlock Holmes, as a radio play 1938 implemented by Orson Welles