Rathbone Family History & Genealogy

Barbara Cynthia Rathbone, known as Cynthia Rathbone, was adopted into a family deeply involved in the entertainment industry. She was raised as the daughter of Eula "Ouida Bergere" (Branch) Rathbone (1889 - 1994) and Basil Rathbone (1892 - 1967), a renowned actor famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in several films. According to a 1939 article named "In Hollywood" by Milton Harker, Cynthia was adopted by Basil and Ouida when she was around 11 weeks old. See In Hollywood - Cynthia's adoption. Cynthia's mother, Ouida Bergere, was an actress and playwright, and her father, Basil Rathbone, was an accomplished stage and screen actor. Basil and Ouida had a daughter named Barbara Rathbone who had died in infancy eleven years previous to Cynthia's adoption and Basil Sr. had a son, Basil Rathbone Jr., an actor who was also known as John Rodion, from a previous marriage. Ouida and Basil also raised Ouida's niece, Ouida Branch. Ouida Branch married David Bruce Huxley, who was the brother of writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley. In 1950, when Cynthia was 11 years old, she was living with her parents Basil and Ouida in New York, NY, as recorded in the federal census. At the time, her father Basil was continuing his successful career as a prominent actor in the theater. Cynthia Rathbone, who was an assistant art director at the Hockaday Advertising Agency, died at the age of 30 in New York City of acute anemia. She is buried in Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum in Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York. See Cynthia Rathbone: Obituary.

Basil Rathbone (1892–1967) Painting by fan, artist Arthur K. Miller. Basil Rathbone was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1892, but three years later his family was forced to flee the country because his father was accused by the Boers of being a British spy at a time when Dutch-British conflicts were leading to the Boer War. The Rathbones escaped to England, with Basil and his two younger siblings. Born: June 13, 1892 in Johannesburg, South Africa Died: July 21, 1967 (age 75) in New York City, New York, USA 1968 Autopsia de un fantasma Canuto Pérez 1967 Hillbillys in a Haunted House Gregor 1967 Soldier in Love (TV Movie) The Duke of York 1966 Summer Fun (TV Series) Governor - Pirates of Flounder Bay (1966) ... Governor 1966 The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini Reginald Ripper 1966 Queen of Blood Dr. Farraday 1965 Dr. Rock and Mr. Roll 1965 Dr. Kildare (TV Series) Frederick Foray - Duet for One Hand (1965) ... Frederick Foray - Perfect Is Too Hard to Be (1965) ... Frederick Foray 1965 Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet Prof. Hartman - Lunar 7 1965 Burke's Law (TV Series) Milo James - Who Killed Hamlet? (1965) ... Milo James 1964 Suspense (TV Series) - The Leader (1964) 1963 The Comedy of Terrors Mr. John F. Black 1962 Two Before Zero Narrator 1962 Tales of Terror Carmichael (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar") 1962 Pontius Pilate Caiaphas 1962 The Magic Sword Lodac 1961 Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus Narrator 1961 The Black Cat (Short) Voices (voice) 1961 Victoria Regina (TV Movie) Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield) 1960 The Christophers (TV Series) - Tips for the Homemaker (1960) 1956-1960 The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) Hugh Rubicoff / Sir Robert - Super-Cauliflower (1960) ... Hugh Rubicoff - The Sculpture Show (1956) ... Sir Robert 1959 Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (TV Series) Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol (1959) ... Ebenezer Scrooge 1958 The Last Hurrah Norman Cass, Sr. 1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) Emperor - Cole Porter's 'Aladdin' (1958) ... Emperor 1958 Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (TV Movie) Dr. Boekman 1956-1957 Kraft Theatre (TV Series) General Zomback - Heroes Walk on Sand (1957) ... General Zomback - Five Minutes to Live (1956) 1957 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) Duke - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1957) ... Duke 1957 The Lark (TV Movie) Chief Inquisitor 1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) Ebenezer Scrooge - The Stingiest Man in Town (1956) ... Ebenezer Scrooge 1954-1956 Shower of Stars (TV Series) Marley's Ghost - A Christmas Carol III (1956) ... Marley's Ghost - A Christmas Carol (1954) ... Marley's Ghost 1956 The Black Sleep Sir Joel Cadman 1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) Paul Charters - Affair in Sumatra (1956) ... Paul Charters 1955 The Court Jester Sir Ravenhurst 1955 Star Tonight (TV Series) Narrator - The Selfish Giant (1955) ... Narrator 1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) Dr. Victor Berenson - The Stones Began to Move (1955) ... Dr. Victor Berenson 1955 Svengali and the Blonde (TV Movie) Svengali 1955 We're No Angels Andre Trochard 1955 The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV Series) Robert - Always the Butler (1955) ... Robert 1955 Encounter (TV Series) Captain Edward Fairfax Vere - Billy Budd (1955) ... Captain Edward Fairfax Vere 1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) The Jewel Thief - Volturio Investigates (1954) ... The Jewel Thief 1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV Series) Hazelton Crome - The House of Gair (1954) ... Hazelton Crome 1954 Love Story (TV Series) - The Yo-Yo People (1954) 1954 Casanova's Big Night Lucio / Narrator 1954 The Philip Morris Playhouse (TV Series) - The Man They'd Murdered (1954) 1953 The Motorola Television Hour (TV Series) Duke - The Thirteen Clocks (1953) ... Duke 1953 Danger (TV Series) - The Educated Heart (1953) 1951-1953 Suspense (TV Series) Sherlock Holmes / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde - The Adventure of the Black Baronet (1953) ... Sherlock Holmes - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1951) ... Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde 1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV Series) Benvenuto Cellini / Chief Inspector Tanner - The Firebrand (1953) ... Benvenuto Cellini - Criminal at Large (1953) ... Chief Inspector Tanner 1951-1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) Ambrose Wallington / Sir Paul Maxim / Frampton - Miss Marlowe at Play (1953) ... Ambrose Wallington - Masquerade (1952) ... Sir Paul Maxim - Purple and Fine Linen (1951) ... Frampton 1951 Betty Crocker Star Matinee (TV Series) - An Inspector Calls (1951) 1951 Lights Out (TV Series) Gregory - Dead Man's Coat (1951) ... Gregory 1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) Count Durand - Would-Be Gentleman (1951) ... Count Durand 1950 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV Series) - The Kind Mr. Smith (1950) 1949-1950 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) - Queen of Spades (1950) - At Night All Cats Are Grey (1949) 1949 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV Series) Mr. Brink - On Borrowed Time (1949) ... Mr. Brink 1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Narrating the Story of Mr. Toad / Policeman (voice) 1949 The Wind in the Willows (Short) Narrator (voice) 1946 Dressed to Kill Sherlock Holmes 1946 Heartbeat Professor Aristide 1946 Terror by Night Sherlock Holmes 1945 Pursuit to Algiers Sherlock Holmes 1945 The Woman in Green Holmes 1945 The House of Fear Sherlock Holmes 1944 Frenchman's Creek Lord Rockingham 1944 The Pearl of Death Sherlock Holmes 1944 Bathing Beauty George Adams 1944 The Scarlet Claw Sherlock Holmes 1943 The Spider Woman Sherlock Holmes 1943 Crazy House Sherlock Holmes 1943 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death Sherlock Holmes 1943 Above Suspicion Sig von Aschenhausen 1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington Sherlock Holmes 1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon Sherlock Holmes 1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror Sherlock Holmes 1942 Crossroads Henri Sarrou 1942 Fingers at the Window Dr. H. Santelle 1941 Paris Calling Andre Benoit 1941 International Lady Reggie Oliver 1941 The Black Cat Montague Hartley 1941 The Mad Doctor Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Frederick Langamann 1940 The Mark of Zorro Capt. Esteban Pasquale 1940 Rhythm on the River Oliver Courtney 1939 Tower of London Richard - Duke of Gloucester 1939 Rio Paul Reynard 1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes 1939 The Sun Never Sets Clive Randolph 1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes 1939 Son of Frankenstein Baron Wolf von Frankenstein 1938 The Dawn Patrol Major Brand 1938 If I Were King King Louis XI 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood Sir Guy of Gisbourne 1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo Ahmed 1937 Tovarich Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko 1937 Make a Wish Johnny Selden 1937 Confession Michael Michailow 1937 A Night of Terror Gerald Lovell 1936 The Garden of Allah Count Ferdinand Anteoni 1936 Romeo and Juliet Tybalt - Nephew to Lady Capulet 1936 Private Number Wroxton 1935 Captain Blood Levasseur 1935 A Tale of Two Cities Marquis St. Evrémonde 1935 Kind Lady Henry Abbott 1935 A Feather in Her Hat Captain Randolph Courtney 1935 The Last Days of Pompeii Pontius Pilate 1935 Anna Karenina Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin 1935 David Copperfield Mr. Murdstone 1933 Loyalties Ferdinand de Levis 1933 One Precious Year Derek Nagel 1932 After the Ball Jack Harrowby 1932 A Woman Commands Capt. Alex Pastitsch 1930 Sin Takes a Holiday Reggie Durant 1930 A Lady Surrenders Carl Vandry 1930 The Lady of Scandal Edward 1930 The Flirting Widow Colonel Smith 1930 A Notorious Affair Paul Gherardi 1930 This Mad World Philip St. John Basil Rathbone was his birth name and probably how Basil P. Rathbone may have ended up on his death certificate or passport.

John Rodion Rathbone was born on July 21, 1915 in United Kingdom, and died at age 81 years old on August 22, 1996 in Kings County, New York United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Rodion Rathbone.

Garland Rathbone of Barnardsville, Buncombe County, North Carolina was born on February 7, 1906 in Marshall, Madison County, and died at age 81 years old in March 1987.

Dounia (Rathbone) was born in 1950 to Rodion Rathbone and Caroline Blanche Fisher, and has siblings Heloise Rathbone and Richard Rodion Rathbone. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dounia Rathbone.

Elizabeth Rathbone of South Burlington, Chittenden County, VT was born on July 29, 1906, and died at age 81 years old in November 1987.

Caroline Blanche (Fisher) Rathbone was born on May 3, 1914. She was married to Rodion Rathbone on May 27, 1938 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States, and they were together until Rodion's death on August 22, 1996. She had children Heloise Rathbone, Richard Rodion Rathbone, and Dounia Rathbone. Caroline Rathbone died at age 70 years old on May 2, 1985. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Caroline Blanche Fisher.

Rodion Rathbone of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on July 21, 1915 in England United Kingdom to Basil Rathbone and Ethel Marion Foreman. He married Caroline Blanche Fisher on May 27, 1938 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States, and they were married until Rodion's death on August 22, 1996. Rodion Rathbone had children Heloise Rathbone, Richard Rodion Rathbone, and Dounia Rathbone.

Edgar Philip Rathbone was born in December 1856 in Liverpool, Merseyside County, England United Kingdom. He was married to Anna Barbara (George) Rathbone on June 16, 1891, and they were together until Anna's death in 1917. He had children Basil Rathbone, Beatrice Rathbone, and John Rathbone. Edgar Rathbone died at age 67 years old on June 14, 1924 in Wallingford, Oxfordshire County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edgar Philip Rathbone.

Mary (Pell) Rathbone of Kyne Australia was born on November 27, 1870 in Kyneton, Macedon Ranges Shire County, VIC to Mary Limbrick Pell and William Pell Jr.. She had siblings William Pell, Ada Pell Neal, Robert Pell, Albert Ernest Pell, Emily Victoria Pell, Walter Charles Pell, Caroline Elizabeth Pell, John George Pell, Charles Richard Pell, and Eileen Pell. She married Albert Rathbone in 1894, and had children May Rathbone, William Rathbone, Arthur Samuel Rathbone, Ethel Ada Rathbone, Albert Ernest Rathbone, Walter Rathbone, Leslie James Rathbone, Elsie Mary Rathbone, and Frank Rathbone. Mary Rathbone died at age 75 years old on May 5, 1946 in Kotupna, Moira Shire County.

Beatrice Rathbone was born on June 25, 1893 in Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality County, GP South Africa. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Beatrice Rathbone.

Barbara Cynthia Rathbone was born on April 13, 1939 in Los Angeles, California United States, and died at age 30 years old on June 4, 1969 in New York, New York County, NY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Barbara Cynthia Rathbone.

Richard Rodion Rathbone was born in 1949 to Rodion Rathbone and Caroline Blanche Fisher, and has siblings Heloise Rathbone and Dounia Rathbone. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Rodion Rathbone.

Ouida (Bergère) Rathbone was born on December 14, 1886 in Little Rock, Arkansas United States. She was married to Basil Rathbone on April 18, 1926, and they were together until Basil's death on July 21, 1967. She had a child Barbara Cynthia Rathbone. Ouida Rathbone died at age 87 years old on November 29, 1974 in New York, NY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ouida (Bergère) Rathbone .

Sadie Eva (Rathbone) Franks was born on January 4, 1914. She was married to Garland Franks, and had a child Jerry Lane Franks. Sadie Franks died at age 72 years old on November 30, 1986 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sadie Eva Franks.

Anna Barbara (George) Rathbone was born in 1866. She was married to Edgar Philip Rathbone on June 16, 1891, and they were together until Anna's death in 1917. Anna Rathbone had children Basil Rathbone, Beatrice Rathbone, and John Rathbone. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anna Barbara (George) Rathbone.

John Ernest Vivian Rathbone was born on November 8, 1897 in Croydon, Greater London County, England United Kingdom, and died at age 20 years old on June 4, 1918 in New York, New York United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Rathbone.

Ethie Bell (Stines) Rathbone was born on May 17, 1923 in Marshall, Madison County, NC Verenigde Staten. Ethie Stines was married to Garland Rathbone in Marshall, Madison County, and they were together until Ethie's death on October 11, 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ethie Bell (Stines) Rathbone.

Heloise Rathbone was born in 1942 to Rodion Rathbone and Caroline Blanche Fisher, and has siblings Richard Rodion Rathbone and Dounia Rathbone. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Heloise Rathbone.

Lucile Elisabeth (Rathbone) Lenahan of Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County, Kansas was born on March 21, 1885, and died at age 99 years old in June 1984.