A publicity shot of Henry Daniell in the 1940s

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Educated at St Paul's School (London), and at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, he made his first appearance on the stage in the provinces in 1913, and on the London stage at the Globe Theatre (today called the Gielgud Theatre) on March 10, 1914, walking on in the revival of Edward Knoblock's Kismet. St Pauls School St Pauls School is a boys public school, founded in 1509 by John Colet. ... Gresham’s School is a coeducational, independent boarding school at Holt in North Norfolk, England, founded in the year 1555, a member of the HMC. // Big School (1903) Greshams School was established at Holt by Sir John Gresham in 1555, during the reign of Queen Mary I. For its... Holt is a market town in the county of Norfolk, England. ... Schillers Don Carlos starring Derek Jacobi as Philip II of Spain at the Gielgud Theatre, February 2005 The Gielgud Theatre, named after British actor John Gielgud, is a West End theatre in Londons Shaftesbury Avenue at the corner of Rupert Street. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Edward Knoblock (born Edward Gustav Knoblauch) (April 7, 1874 - July 19, 1945) was a dramatist, scenarist, and novelist who wrote, among many other works, the much revived and re-made 1911 play, Kismet. ...

In 1914 Henry Daniell joined the 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment, but was invalided out the following year. Thereafter throughout The Great War he appeared in the theatres of London, firstly at the New Theatre in October 1915 as Police Officer Clancy in Stop Thief!, and notably in May 1916, and subsequently, at the famous Theatre Royal, Haymarket. In April 1921 he appeared at the Empire, New York, as Prince Charles of Vaucluse in Clair de Lune, and subsequently toured for the next three years, reappearing in London at the Garrick Theatre in August 1925 as Jack Race in Cobra. He again went to New York for the first six months of 1929, appearing at the Morosco Theatre in January as Lord Ivor Cream in Serena Blandish, returning in July to London where he played John Carlton in Secrets at the Comedy Theatre. He again toured America in 1930-31, this time appearing on the Pacific Coast at Los Angeles as well as New York once more. He returned to London for another packed programme of stage performances, which he continued in Britain and the United States while also beginning his film career in 1929. Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Royal Norfolk Regiment, originally formed as the Norfolk Regiment, was a regiment of the British Army. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Haymarket Theatre, ca. ... NY redirects here. ... Clair de Lune (Moonlight in French) is the name of various works in various fields of the arts. ... Londons Garrick Theatre was designed by Walter Emden, with CJ Phipps brought in as a consultant to help with the planning on the difficult site, which included an underground river. ... The Morosco Theatre was a legitimate theatre located at 217 West 45th Street in the heart of the theater district in midtown-Manhattan. ... The Royal Comedy Theatre, as it was then known, opened in Londons West End on October 15, 1881. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

He is probably best-known for his film performance as Professor Moriarty in the Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film The Woman in Green. He appeared in countless other films such as Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator (he played Garbitsch, a parody of Joseph Goebbels), and The Body Snatcher (with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi) - as well as two other movies in the Sherlock Holmes/Basil Rathbone series: The Voice of Terror and Sherlock Holmes in Washington with fellow Moriarty George Zucco. He played the sleazy Count de Varville opposite Greta Garbo in Camille (1936 film) and is also well-remembered for his role as the treacherous Lord Wolfingham (no relation to Francis Walsingham) in The Sea Hawk. Here, he fought Errol Flynn in one of the most spectacular swordfighting duels ever filmed. Basil Rathbone once remarked that there was only one better swordsman in Hollywood than himself and that was Henry Daniell. Professor Moriarty, illustration by Sidney Paget which accompanied the original publication of The Final Problem. Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character who is the best known antagonist (and archenemy) of the detective Sherlock Holmes. ... Basil Rathbone (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967),Military Cross, was a British actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and of suave villains in such swashbuckler films as The Mark of Zorro, Captain Blood, and The Adventures of Robin Hood. ... Nigel Bruce (left) with Basil Rathbone in a promotional photo for their Sherlock Holmes film series William Nigel Ernle Bruce (September 4, 1895 – October 8, 1953), usually credited as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor, best known as Dr. Watson in a series of films and a radioseries starring... A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ... The Woman in Green is a 1945 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, with Henry Daniell (as Professor Moriarty) and Hillary Brooke in support. ... Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. ... The Great Dictator is a film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. ... Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation: IPA: ) (29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German politician and Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda during the National Socialist regime from 1933 to 1945. ... The Body Snatcher is a 1885 work by Robert Louis Stevenson. ... Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt) (London, November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969) was an English actor, who immigrated to Canada in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and the creation of Frankensteins monster in 1931s Frankenstein. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ... A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ... Basil Rathbone (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967),Military Cross, was a British actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and of suave villains in such swashbuckler films as The Mark of Zorro, Captain Blood, and The Adventures of Robin Hood. ... George Zucco (January 11, 1886–May 28, 1960) was an English character actor who appeared, almost always in supporting roles, in 96 films during a career spanning two decades, from 1931 to 1951. ... Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-born actress during Hollywoods silent film period and part of its Golden Age. ... Camille is an American 1936 drama film directed by George Cukor and produced by Irving Thalberg and Bernard H. Hyman, from a screenplay by James Hilton, Zoe Akins and Frances Marion. ... Francis Walsingham by John de Critz (detail) Sir Francis Walsingham (c. ... Movie poster for The Sea Hawk The Sea Hawk is a 1940 adventure film about an English privateer set in the Elizabethan era, loosely based on the historical figure Sir Francis Drake. ... Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959) was an Australian-born film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. ... A swordsman is one skilled in the use of swords. ...

Towards the end of the Second World War he appeared in one of his most memorable film roles, as the cruel Henry Brocklehurst in Jane Eyre, opposite Joan Fontaine who played Eyre. In the 1950s and 60s, he did much television, and memorably appeared as the malevolent Dr. Emil Zurich in Edward L. Cahn's The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959), and in an episode of Maverick opposite James Garner the same year. An absolute professional, he was always on the set when needed, and impatient when delays in filming took place. Much in demand for his dry, sardonic delivery, Daniell moved easily from major films to television without difficulty. Joan Fontaine (born October 22, 1917) is an Academy Award-winning Japanese-born British actress, who became an American citizen in April 1943. ... The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake is a 1959 horror film directed by Edward L. Cahn, one of a series of films he made in the late 1950s with supernatural or science fiction themes, including Invisible Invaders (1959), It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958), Curse of the Faceless Man... Maverick is a comedy-western television series created by Roy Huggins that ran from September 22, 1957 to July 8, 1962 on ABC and featured James Garner, Roger Moore, and Jack Kelly as poker-playing travelling gamblers. ... James Garner (born April 7, 1928) is an American film and television actor. ...

He had a minor role in the film Patton, which starred George C Scott, and his last role was a small uncredited appearance as the British Ambassador in the 1964 movie My Fair Lady directed by his old friend George Cukor. Although it is often assumed that Daniell is merely a background player in the film and had no lines, he does speak and is, in fact, very noticeable, especially to fans who remember him from his old films. The scene in which he appears takes place at the Embassy Ball. Daniell presents Eliza to the Queen of Transylvania with the one line, "Miss Doolittle, ma'am." In the commentary on the DVD, at the moment he appeared onscreen in the role, it is mentioned that the day he shot the scene was "his last day on earth," as he died from a heart attack that very evening. Patton is a 1970 epic biographical film which tells the story of General George S. Pattons commands during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, and Karl Michael Vogler. ... George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927–September 22, 1999) was a film/stage actor, director, and producer. ... My Fair Lady is an Academy Award-winning 1964 film adaptation of the stage musical, My Fair Lady, based in turn on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. ... George Dewey Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. ... Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ...

He married Ann Knox, and in the years after the Second World War he gave his permanent address as 9259 Doheny Road, Los Angeles, California. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

References

• Who's Who in the Theatre, edited by John Parker, tenth edition, revised, London, 1947, pps: 477-478.

External links

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