A paranormal affair Oct 31, 2009
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, was an active member and attended many sances, during one of which he claimed to have heard the voice of his son and saw the revenants of his mother and nephew. The SPR holds no corporate opinions. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Macabre movies miss the mark Oct 31, 2009
Without Poe's C. Auguste Dupin, it's quite possible Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would never have created Sherlock Holmes. But when it comes to translating Poe to film, there's precious little to rave about. (FOX59, IN)
Cherished Berkshirestheater troupe imperiled Oct 14, 2009
Audiences at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre were sizable at a recent performance of The Hound of the Baskervilles, applauding heartily for the farcical adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s classic Sherlock Holmes tale. This season alone the company has sold 51,000 tickets, up from last year s total of 49,000, and there are still two full productions left. (Boston Globe)
Beyond the Grave in Baltimore: Poe Resurfaces The master of the macabre gets a memorial service 160 years later. Oct 12, 2009
"Alfred Hitchcock is coming, H.P. Lovecraft, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. All of these people jumped at the chance, and they will be in Baltimore for the funeral giving their own eulogies," says Jerome with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek. "I tell you it's easier getting dead people to appear than living people," he adds. (ABC News)
Ferguson unveils stamp honouring United legend Busby Oct 9, 2009
Other people celebrated in the series of stamps include writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, renowned for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, Wimbledon winner Fred Perry and speed record breaker Donald Campbell. AFP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Arts: the week ahead Oct 1, 2009
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Spookiness is outweighed by silliness in this marvelous, family-friendly send-up of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s chilling tale. Through Nov. 8. (Boston Globe)
‘Hound of the Baskervilles’ is a howl Sep 30, 2009
The latest addition to this delightful genre is a British adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s The Hound of the Baskervilles, making its American debut at Shakespeare & Company under the deftly comic direction of new artistic director Tony Simotes. And what a treat it is. (Boston Globe)
Shakespeare & Company spoofs Sherlock Holmes Sep 25, 2009
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle books and Basil Rathbone DVDs are not usually hot commodities in the Berkshires, even as summer wanes. But they were in demand around Shakespeare & Company this month, as artistic director Tony Simotes and his three-man cast researched The Hound of the Baskervilles for a stage spoof. (Boston Globe)
Where to Read Books Online for Free Sep 21, 2009
Users can read romance by Jane Austen, children's literature by Beatrix Potter and L Frank Baum, science fiction by Jules Verne, mystery books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and more. Read Books Online at Bartleby. (Suite101.com)
Many fall theater productions are tied to films Sep 13, 2009
In Lenox, Shakespeare & Company will present a stage spoof of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s The Hound of the Baskervilles, which has gotten a thorough workout on film (in 1939 with Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and in 1959 with Peter Cushing in the role), as well as in TV adaptations. However sterling its cast in Mister Roberts, the New Repertory Theatre cannot hope to match the massive star power of the 1955 movie featuring Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, and a young Jack Lemmon. (Boston Globe)
Edinburgh offers history and haggis on the cheap Aug 26, 2009
UNESCO has declared Edinburgh a "city of literature." Home to Scotland's favorite son, poet Robert Burns, it's also where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle found inspiration to create Sherlock Holmes and where J.K. Rowling started writing her Harry Potter series. Try a literary pub tour forabout $14 (8. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Antique charms on a modern Connecticut menu Aug 23, 2009
The unique fieldstone structure was built in 1919 and designed by Hartford native William Hooker Gillette, an actor, director and playwright best known for creating the Broadway stage role of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. The woodwork in the 24-room hilltop castle is impressive, and Gillette s creative designs - including the oddly shaped windows, the 47 doors of which no two are alike, built-in couches, and a movable table on tracks - can be found throughout. (Boston Globe)
Guy Ritchie Explains The Tender Bromance In 'Sherlock Holmes' Aug 5, 2009
Just as it was Ritchie's plan to make Holmes an action hero, the director didn't want to shy away from the somewhat homoerotic undertones that have existed in Holmes' relationship with Watson since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle invented the characters in the late 1800s. "Holmes and Watson have always been that couple," Ritchie told MTV News. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Law to star in Ritchie's Sherlock Jul 30, 2009
Page last updated at 16:10 GMT, Wednesday, 1 October 2008 17:10 UK. Jude Law will star alongside Robert Downey Jr in the film. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
LukeWinnInside College Basketball A new set of DVDs remind us Bob Knight is a brilliant tactician. Jul 29, 2009
He uses the wisdom of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to help make this point; Knight tells the players that Sherlock Holmes would say to Watson, "Everybody sees, but few perceive." The actual Holmes saying is "You see, Watson, but you do not observe." Knight has a habit of misquoting his quotables, albeit without distorting their original meaning. He's better off when telling his own stories, like one about Krzyzewski, who played guard for him at Army from 1966-69, and was a prime example of a limited... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Upcoming movies now appearing in a book near you Jul 5, 2009
The book: Many, many stories feature Sherlock Holmes, who was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but the movie's plot is from an as-yet-unpublished comic book by Lionel Wigram. Worth reading. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Allow terminally ill their own choice Jun 30, 2009
Proud Secularist wrote on Jun 27, 2009 10:06 AM:" jc: What did the bible ever correctly predict? Here's what: It predicts in earlier chapters what will happen in later chapters. This is like Sherlock Holmes predicting in Chapter 1 that he will catch the murderer in the last chapter of the current book. Then all the fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle celebrating Holmes as a true prophet. ". Help wrote on Jun 27, 2009 11:14 AM:" Dear Jesus--Protect me from your followers. Religion is nothing more than... (Missoulian, MT)
'Blackbeard' for the young, young at heart Jun 26, 2009
In case you havent guessed it, the lead character in this childrens book is named after H.G. Wells (hence the time travel) and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (hence the detective). The incorporation of these two classic authors albeit a very small incorporation is a great way for kids to possibly become interested in some of the older detective and fantasy novels. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
'Up' review: You can't get praise much higher than this May 30, 2009
Drifting through lightning storms and near-collisions, they land in the high plateaus of Venezuela, the strange landscapes that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in writing "The Lost World," and find artifacts from the lost explorer Charles Muntz. They discover a species of goony bird that's half ostrich and half toucan, a pack of mutts fitted with collars that turn dog-thoughts into speech ("I have just met you and I love you"), and a menacing adversary. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
2012: Tsunami of Stupidity May 23, 2009
See this of how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the great rationalist detective Sherlock Holmes, got taken in by spiritualists. Page: 1. (Slate)
* World News Quick Take May 8, 2009
A few select others have been allowed a peek X including members of the British royal family, escape artist Harry Houdini and Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. While the Crime Museum would remain closed, items from the collection could stock a new museum planned to honor Londons police and emergency service workers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Upcoming arts eventsat McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Center Apr 18, 2009
Next Tuesday, April 21 2:30 p.m. in Black Box Theater - Troupe In A Trunk presents Fantastical Friends featuring dramatizations of the classic works of: Louisa May Alcott, Charlotte Bronte, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, W. W. Jacobs, Bram Stoker and Mark Twain. Dramatizations from such classics as: Little Women; Jane Eyre; Great Expectations; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Dracula; The Monkey s Paw; and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Sherlock takes stage in Town and Gown play Apr 17, 2009
"Sherlock Holmes is timeless," said Rick Bedell, who will portray the London sleuth created in 1887 by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ... Presented by Town and Gown Players, written by Steven Dietz and based on the original play by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (Athens Banner-Herald)
History of the Athenaeum Club Apr 13, 2009
Other notable club members included Joseph Conrad, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Wellesley the Duke of Wellington, Sir Walter Scott, Cecil Rhodes, Winston Churchill and Sir Alec Guiness. The Athenaeum Clubhouse. (Suite101.com)
Shelf life - Celebrating wealth of information Apr 11, 2009
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by Andrew Lycett, Free Press, 2008, find it at: B DOYLE (Biographies). For the heavy-duty Sherlock Holmes aficionado, this biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is meticulous in its coverage of his life. (Missoulian, MT)
Houdini the Superhero Mar 28, 2009
In fact, Houdini's friendship with Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was said to be ruined by this because the latter was a big believer in spiritualism. But the book also went on to theorize that Houdini's death was actually the result of his battling with the spiritual movement -- that he was poisoned. (IGN FilmForce)
Review - Conan Doyle's Wallet Mar 20, 2009
Did a psychic-medium communicate with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ... The author, Patrick McNamara, attended an auction at Christie's in London, with the intention of bidding on several items that had belonged to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author that created the character Sherlock Holmes ... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as Spiritualist. (Suite101.com)
The shame of cable’s CNBC and waterboarding Bernie Mar 16, 2009
wrote on Mar 13, 2009 1:19 PM:" I've been watching again the film 'Fairy Tale: A True Story,' a picture released in 1997 (oh so long ago eh) and only nine years after the death of Elsie Wright Hill, the older of the two girls and the chief instigator behind the scandal of the 'Cottingley fairies' hoax photos that took in among others Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of that consummate super-rationalist Sherlock Holmes. The movie of course cheats a bit by actually presenting 'fairies' as seen... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
A piece of railroad history returns to Mt. Tam Feb 24, 2009
It was heavily advertised, and everybody from John Muir to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle rode it. The railroad featured 281 curves, so many, the promoters said, that if they were all straighted out, the track would have made 42 complete circles. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Holmes man love Feb 23, 2009
Tropical Thunder' actor Robert Downey Jr, plays the role of Sherlock Holmes which is based on the character by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He will spend lots of time wrestling and sharing a bed with his friend Dr Watson, in the Guy Ritchie directed film. (iAfrica.com)
