{"product_id":"the-curse-of-sherlock-holmes-david-clayton-9780750997478","title":"The Curse of Sherlock Holmes: The Basil Rathbone Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasil Rathbone is synonymous with Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe played the Victorian sleuth in the fourteen Fox\/Universal films of the 1930s and '40s, as well as on stage and radio. For many people, he is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e Holmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasil Rathbone grew to hate Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe character placed restrictions on his career: before Holmes he was an esteemed theatre actor, appearing in Broadway plays such as \u003ci\u003eThe Captive\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Swan\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter of which became his launchpad to greater stardom. But he never, ever escaped his most famous role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasil Rathbone was not Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Curse of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated biographer David Clayton looks at the behind-the-camera life of a remarkable man who deserved so much more than to be relegated to just one role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Clayton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0750997478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780750997478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.50d","brand":"David Clayton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129995784447,"sku":"9780750997478","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90c119a9-95ab-4bf0-a371-8cd496e306b5.jpg?v=1687466957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-curse-of-sherlock-holmes-david-clayton-9780750997478","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}