As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people.
Could you let me have the 3 weeks due to me now and if I work again before August I must of course repay you at the rate of exchange you let me have it at now if you kindly will.
He is also a highly Knowledgeable and entertaining Man. A really big personality.
I cannot tell you much about the picture- it depends on so many things, the first of which that comes to my mind is: splendid as he is, is there too much of Spencer Tracy.
I flew in from the coast last night- Here's my news: 'The Last Hurrah' was a pleasure to work in-I find John Ford a brilliant director-whose major asset is he knows what he wants and what he wants is instinctively right.
I paid off debts with Suez and saved a little too but it won't last long and I have such heavy responsibilities.
It will be a great help and give me a nice sense of security until things look up a bit. Suez has been over a month now.
Jack Carson and I did what we could for Mark Twain but our opportunitys were limited.
Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.
Sometimes I just crave to play in Shakespeare again and I know and love playing Orlando so much.
Things seem very quiet and all too optimistic. I turned down a film hoping against hope to play Orlando. I am going to run rather short of money soon.
We shall dance together again! We really dont stand much of a chance as the competition we are up against is terrific.
Truth is inner harmony.
Rathbone and his wife were both avid dog lovers.
Rathbone thought much of television was mediocrity but he did enjoy appearing in Hallmark Hall of Fame TV productions which he felt were usually of higher quality.
Rathbone had to keep working up to the end of his life even though he was in his 70's because his wife was a spendthrift and they were continuously short of money.
Rathbone volunteered to serve in the British military again when World War II broke out in 1939 but was rejected because of his age.
Rathbone and his wife, Ouida, frequently threw lavish parties at their Hollywood home.
Rathbone enjoyed watching baseball and playing golf.
Despite living in the United States for most of his last 40 years, Rathbone remained a British subject.
Rathbone was awarded the British Military Cross for bravery during World War I.
Rathbone worked for an insurance company for a year before going into acting.
Rathbone attended the Repton School in England from 1906-10.
Rathbone won a Tony Award in 1948 for Best Actor for his role as Dr. Austin Sloper in the original Broadway production of The Heiress. His role in the movie version of the play went to Ralph Richardson.
Rathbone and his wife left Hollywood in 1946 when his movie and radio contracts expired. They moved to New York and resided there the rest of their lives.
Rathbone is buried in Ferncliffe Cemetary in Hartsdale, New York. Other famous persons buried there include Joan Crawford and Malcolm X.
Bela Lugosi and Rathbone appeared in three movies together: Son of Frankenstein, The Black Cat, and The Black Sleep.
Hiis autobiography: In and Out of Character was published in 1962
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