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Basil Rathbone (real name Philip St John Basil Rathbone) was a South African born English actor. He was born in 1892 at Johannesburg and died in 1967 of a heart attack. He appeared as the character 'Sherlock Holmes' in fourteen 'Sherlock Holmes' films, and played a comedy cameo role in the 1943 film 'Crazy House'.
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Bruce Lester is a South African-born actor. He was born in 1912 at Johannesburg.
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Kate Vaughan (real name Catherine Candelon) was an English actress. She was born in 1852 at London and died in 1903. She made her debut as a dancer in 1870, first appearing on the stage as an actress in 1872. From 1876 to 1883 she was acting in burlesque at The Gaiety and in 1886
Organised with H B Conway the Vaughan-Conway comedy company. Her health failing, she went to Australia, 1896, and South Africa in 1902, dying at Johannesburg in1903.
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Ellis Park is a venue for Rugby Union test matches in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the home ground of the Transvaal provincial team.
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Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa. It is situated on the Witwatersrand river in Transvaal.
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Diagonal Street is South African slang for the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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