tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post883936533695159010..comments2023-12-26T12:18:55.616+00:00Comments on Doyleockian: Book review - Sherlock Holmes On Screen (Updated Edition)Alistair Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199962410016780822noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-63592683959217226962012-06-29T07:00:47.461+01:002012-06-29T07:00:47.461+01:00Dipped in and out of it. The parts concerning the ...Dipped in and out of it. The parts concerning the Holmes play are good although there are errors to be corrected. I told Henry about these and I believe he is making sure they are sorted for future editions. They were relatively minor. We all make small errors. I've done the same. I cover the Gillette/Doyle connection in my latest book but obviously I only concern myself with the play.Alistair Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199962410016780822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-6993316708279394682012-06-28T21:56:05.609+01:002012-06-28T21:56:05.609+01:00Have you seen or read the biography of William Gil...Have you seen or read the biography of William Gillette? I just purchased it myself. He was an American actor who wrote the play "Sherlock Holmes" in cooperation with Conan Doyle, (who became a close life-long friend) and played the role over 1300 times over a 30 year period in both the United States and in Europe. He was also the first actor to play Holmes on film, in a now (tragically) lost 1916 silent film based on the play. I'm from Connecticut, and have been to Gillette's home here many times since I was a small child. (The grounds are a state park, and the house is a tourist attraction.) I'm just about to start reading the biography, (by Henry Zecher) and I was curious as to whether you had read it, and if so, what you thought of it. <br />--JessicaJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750978825085453189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-85607176460721730632012-06-26T21:24:00.422+01:002012-06-26T21:24:00.422+01:00Will check it out.Will check it out.JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.com