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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 11:21 AM
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Happy Birthday Jeremy Brett!
He'd be 73 today. The best Sherlock Holmes, ever!
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Anarcho-Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 11:33 AM
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1. Kicking for an excellent actor n/t
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 11:39 AM
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2. his characterization spoiled me for those that followed
however, I liked the old - style 30s era Holmeses, too.
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 12:30 PM
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3. BEST EVER!!
Edited on Fri Nov-03-06 12:32 PM by lildreamer316
I still watch him religiously every Saturday night on Biography Channel.
P.S. I remember a thread earlier this year about him we ended up keeping alive for several days....
Definatly a mark of a great actor, that we still remember him so well.
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quiet.american Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 12:53 PM
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4. Yes! The very best Sherlock Holmes ever. n/t
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TheBaldyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 01:15 PM
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5. I'm afraid Jeremy died a while back
Edited on Fri Nov-03-06 01:21 PM by TheBaldyMan
He was my favourite Sherlock Holmes even beating Basil Rathbone.

He died of a heart attack. His death came as a great shock to all his friends and fans and he is greatly missed. At least we can still see his performances as the great detective.
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Westegg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 02:03 PM
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6. Wasn't Brett in ill health for some time, though?
As a hardcore Holmes fanatic from the age of, I dunno, seven, probably, I of course was a huge Brett fan. He is sorely missed, and was simply spellbinding as Holmes.

Well, happy birthday then, J.B.

I hope his loved ones know how much he was, and is, admired for his exceptional acting abilties.
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 03:35 PM
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8. Yes. Heart failure with complications of bipolar
He had a pretty full plate at the end.
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 03:34 PM
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7. That's why I said he would be 73 today
He is missed!
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 04:46 PM
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9. I didn't realize until a couple of years ago
that he also played Freddy Aynsford-Hill in the 1964 movie version of My Fair Lady.
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Westegg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 05:24 PM
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11. I didn't know until you just told me!
Wow. My wife has me watch that with her at least once a year. Can't believe I never noticed! Will do, from here on out. Thanks for the info.
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Beetwasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 04:47 PM
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10. He'll Always Be the Quintessential Sherlock Holmes For Me
Edited on Fri Nov-03-06 04:48 PM by Beetwasher
Whenever I read a Holme's story I picture him.
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Westegg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 05:25 PM
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12. Same here, Beetwasher. Well said/NT
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 05:52 PM
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13. Yes, he was indeed the perfect Holmes.
From the way he sat in chairs to how he loaded his pipe, he was perfect.

And a goddamn incredible actor overall, too - one of the finest.
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