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Bookmark or Share- William Gillette - WikipediaWilliam Hooker Gillette (July 24, 1853 – April 29, 1937) was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 silent film .
- Holmes at Home: The Life of William Gillette - Connecticut HistoryWilliam Gillette was an American actor, playwright, and stage director most famous for his stage portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and for the extraordinary stone castle he built on a promontory above the Connecticut River in East Haddam.
- William Gillette - Concord TheatricalsWilliam Gillette (July 24, 1853 – April 29, 1937) was an American actor, playwright and stage-manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered today for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a now lost 1916 silent film.
- A Classic Player: William Gillette, 1853-1937 - The Brief ChroniclesWilliam Gillette, actor and playwright, became the living face of Sherlock Holmes in more than 1,300 stage performances and a 1916 silent movie. He was one of the very earliest members of The Players, was present at its historic first meeting on Dec. 31, 1888, spoke at Founder's Night in 1907 and actually listed the club as his residence in Who ...
- William Gillette: Five ways he transformed how Sherlock Holmes ... - BBCGillette adapted Sherlock Holmes for the stage in 1899 and played Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective more than 1,000 times. He made only one film, the 1916 silent movie version of Sherlock Holmes.
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