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Eille Norwood (born Anthony Edward Brett; 11 October 1861 – 24 December 1948) was an English stage actor, director, and playwright best known today for playing Sherlock Holmes in a series of silent films.
Eille Norwood was born on 11 October 1861 in York, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921) and The Sign of Four (1923). He was married to Ruth Mackay. He died on 24 December 1948 in London, England, UK.
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May 12, 2014 · Born in 1861, Norwood was primarily a stage actor in England when he landed the role that would make him famous throughout the U.K.. In 1921, a British film company named Stoll decided to film a series of shorts based on Doyle’s stories.
Jun 10, 2021 · A 1920s silent Sherlock Holmes film series, starring Eille Norwood as the famous sleuth, will be fully restored in a major new project announced today, 100 years since the first serial was originally screened.
The films were directed by Maurice Elvey and then 59-year-old actor Eille Norwood was chosen to portray Sherlock Holmes, with Hubert Willis cast as Dr Watson. Norwood was obsessed with portraying Holmes true to the written stories.
Eille Norwood was born on October 11, 1861 in York, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921) and The Sign of Four (1923). He was married to Ruth Mackay. He died on December 24, 1948 in London, England, UK.
Silent film scholar Russell Merritt takes us behind the scenes of the Eille Norwood films, slated for restoration by the BFI.
