Rathbone
Rathbone is a surname of English origin.
The name is most associated with Basil Rathbone, the British actor who became the definitive Sherlock Holmes through a series of films in the 1930s and 40s: He had that Rathbone quality—sharp features and piercing intelligence.
Male name meaning royal
- WatsonCommon English surname
- classic filmsEnduring, acclaimed movies
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- Universal StudiosFilm production and entertainment company
Sherlock Holmes · Vincent Price · Boris Karloff · Peter Cushing · matinee idol · leading man · character actor · Hollywood
Raised performance platform
- West EndLondon theatre district
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- classical trainingFoundational study in traditional methods
- ShakespeareanOf the Stratford playwright
Broadway · performance · drama · monologue · curtain call · soliloquy · costume · repertory
England's capital city
- streetPublic urban roadway
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- districtBounded administrative area
- addressSpeak to formally
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- familyRelated people together
- lineageDescent from progenitors
descent · bloodline · kinship · patronymic · English surname · family tree · forebears · relatives
Basil
Male name meaning royal
- WatsonCommon English surname
- classic filmsEnduring, acclaimed movies
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
Sherlock Holmes · Universal Studios · Vincent Price · Boris Karloff · Peter Cushing · matinee idol · leading man · character actor · Hollywood · Golden Age
stage
Raised performance platform
- West EndLondon theatre district
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- classical trainingFoundational study in traditional methods
Shakespearean · Broadway · performance · drama · monologue · curtain call · soliloquy · costume · repertory · fencing
London
England's capital city
- streetPublic urban roadway
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- districtBounded administrative area
genealogy
Study of family descent
lineage · descent · bloodline · kinship · patronymic · English surname · family tree · forebears · relatives · clan
RathboneBenedict Cumberbatch
RathboneJames Stewart
Gary Cooper · Henry Fonda · Spencer Tracy · Bing Crosby · Mickey Rooney