Talk:Nigel Bruce
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[edit] Dimmer and more bumbling
the Bruce portrayal made him seem dimmer and more bumbling than his literary counterpart
This was perceived as being necessary in order for Holmes (Rathbone) to be able to more-fully explain the plot to the movie audience. Ian Dunster 13:30, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Birth date in question?
This page lists his birthday as Feb 4, 1895 but this page does not.
This page lists it as September 4.
A google search finds several references to Feb 14. His headstone just has the year, not the date. I don't know which one is correct.
The authoritative 1947 edition of Who's Who in the Theatre (p.341) gives his date of birth as 4th February 1895. David Lauder 15:17, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Emjem1963 21:06, 8 August 2007 (UTC)Mike
[edit] First Class Cricket?
I can't find any evidence to support this and he doesn't appear on the cricinfo list of players: http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/alpha.html?country=1;alpha=B. 165.12.252.12 04:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
- The authoritative 1947 edition of Who's Who in the Theatre (p.342) gives his recreations as: gold, cricket, and shooting. David Lauder 15:17, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Early death
Was his health affected by tobacco?Lestrade (talk) 23:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Lestrade
