William Hooker Gillette ("b." July 24, 1853, Hartford, Connecticut; "d." April 29, 1937, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American actor, playwright and stage-manager. Gillette was a major stage actor in the United States in the early twentieth century. While he was not the first actor to portray Sherlock Holmes, he became best known for that role until his retirement in 1932. Wikipedia
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