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Eille Norwood (born Anthony Edward Brett, 11 October 1861 - 24 December 1948) was an English actor who spent most of his screen career playing Sherlock Holmes.
He was born in York, and took his stage name from a woman he was once in a romantic relationship with named Eileen, and Norwood, the town in London where he lived. He earned fame as a stage actor before making his film debut in 1911. From 1921 to 1923 he played Holmes in forty-seven silent films (45 shorts and 2 features) directed by Maurice Elvey and George Ridgwell. Hubert Willis played Watson in nearly all these films. For the final Holmes film, however, Hubert Willis was replaced by Arthur Cullin. Given that some Sherlock Holmes stories had not even been written yet, Norwood stands as the actor who played Holmes the most times in existing stories.
Norwood was earlier a stage actor associated with the Brough-Boucicault company, and wrote several comedies which were produced commercially:
Sherlock Holmes (/ˈʃɜːrlɒk ˈhoʊmz/) is a fictional character created by British author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic, Holmes is known for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science to solve difficult cases. The character first appeared in print in 1887, and was featured in four novels and 56 short stories by Conan Doyle, as well as later works by other authors. The first novel, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character's popularity grew with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional short-story series and two novels (published in serial form) appeared from then to 1927. The events in the stories take place from about 1880 to 1914.
All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson. Two are narrated by Holmes himself ("The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" and "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane"), and two others are written in the third person ("The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" and "His Last Bow"). In two stories ("The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" and "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott"), Holmes tells Watson the story from memory, with Watson narrating the frame story. The first and fourth novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Valley of Fear, include long passages of omniscient narrative of events unknown to either Holmes or Watson.
"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.
The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either passively, openly or via sabotage.
As a phrase meaning "the boss" it dates from at least 1918.
In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.
The use of this term was expanded to counterculture groups and their battles against authority, such as the Yippies, which, according to a May 19, 1969 article in U.S. News and World Report, had the "avowed aim ... to destroy 'The Man', their term for the present system of government". The term eventually found its way into humorous usage, such as in a December 1979 motorcycle ad from the magazine Easyriders which featured the tagline, "California residents: Add 6% sales tax for The Man."
Director - Maurice Elvey Cast: Eille Norwood - Sherlock Holmes Hubert Willis - Dr. Watson Harvey Braban - Mortimer Tregennis Hugh Buckler - Dr. Sterndale
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Dying Detective (1921) with Eille Norwood as Sherlock Holmes. https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/The_Dying_Detective_(movie_1921)
Nellie St. Clair asks Holmes to find her missing husband Neville, last seen in an opium den. One of a series - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - produced by Stoll in 1921. Directed by Maurice Elvey. Cast: Eille Norwood......Sherlock Holmes Hubert Willis.......Dr. Watson Robert Vallis.......Neville St. Clair Paulette del Baze.....Nellie St. Clair Mme. d'Esterre......Mrs. Hudson
Eille Norwood appears as Sherlock Holmes in this episode from the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Series (1921)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921) with Eille Norwood as Sherlock Holmes. https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/The_Man_with_the_Twisted_Lip_(movie_1921)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Foot (1921) with Eille Norwood as Sherlock Holmes. https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/The_Devil%27s_Foot_(movie_1921)
"A Rapid "Make-up" study of Mr Eille Norwood in The Return of Sherlock Holmes at the Princes Theatre London." C/U of the actor smoking a pipe in an elaborate dressing gown. Wider shot showing Norwood to be in a set depicting a mans dressing room or bedroom. A man in a suit - his dresser or valet - puts a suitcase on the chair as Mr Norwood sits down at a dressing table. He sits in front of the mirror and we see his reflection over his shoulder. He puts a kind of bib around his neck which is a false shirt and tie. He then puts on a wig, false nose and moustache and glasses. His valet helps him on with his jacket and passes him his hat. M/S of Norwood opening the door and leaving in full disguise. Iris in. Paperwork states was originally an item in Pathe Pictorial iss...
Starring British actor Eille Norwood, the first great film Sherlock Holmes. More on Holmes on Film on my film blog @; http://thesilverscreensurfer.blogspot.ca/2013/08/sherlock-holmes-on-film.html
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Lurid flaring quintessence burns me from inside
Silhouette appearing in the velvet of night
Fading blinks of moonlight dissipate my fears
Softly mending its pace, phantoms of nocturnal dreams begin to appear...
Wraps in an embrace
Vanished shapes will absorb in dusk
Veiled land fall in a gloom at last
Dense mist reaches still meadows,
Tatting nets from a thousands stars
Constellations are pinned in a tar
Losing last hope to fall down
Ancient gods of night ensnare your slumber again
In the rays of sunlight you shall wake up insane
Puppets in our hands enslaved by spirits of night
Masquerade of visions shall be eternal guide...
Observe its ground with proud
Whither expands the land
Strong claws with pain
Hold tight its prey
Mistress keeps gripped it all
Caught by the night
Gently but still tight
Flaring lurid passion blazing me from inside
Feel thy naked body in the velvet of night
Silent winds will carry me away from nightmares
Softly mending its pace
Ghosts of moonless nights, I feel thy curious stare...
[Wraps in an embrace]
Worn out to fight
Lands fall in a night
Caressed, lay still, impose nights will
Listening a faint lullaby
...Worn out to fight