Harry Arthur Saintsbury
| Harry Arthur Saintsbury | |
|---|---|
Saintsbury as Sherlock Holmes, c. 1903
|
|
| Born |
18 December 1869 Chelsea, London, England |
| Died | 19 June 1939 (aged 69) Westminster, England |
| Alma mater | Hurstpierpoint College |
| Parent(s) | Frederic Saintsbury |
Harry Arthur Saintsbury, usually called H. A. Saintsbury (18 December 1869 – 19 June 1939) was an English actor and playwright. A leading man, he became well known for his stage interpretation of Sherlock Holmes, was an early mentor of Charlie Chaplin and is considered an authority on the work of Sir Henry Irving.
Called Arthur by his friends, professionally he used his initials. Most of his plays appeared under the nom-de-plume of Jay Nibb.
The son of Frederic Saintsbury, Esq., of the Bank of England, Saintsbury was born in Chelsea, London, on 18 December 1869, into a middle-class family. His father had married Sarah Charlotte, second daughter of Robert Lemon, FSA, of Her Majesty's State Paper Office, at St Luke's Church, Chelsea, on 13 October 1854.
He was educated at St John's College, Hurstpierpoint, and began his working life as a clerk in the Bank of England.
In March, 1887, Saintsbury made his first appearance on stage at the Opera Comique Theatre as a super in Kate Vaughan's revival of Reade and Taylor's Masks and Faces. His first leading part was as Captain Temple, touring in Pettitt and Harris's melodrama Human Nature.
...
Wikipedia