Nigel Bruce
William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953) was a British actor. He was best known for his role of Dr. Watson in a movie series and in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock movies Rebecca and Suspicion.
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| File:Nigel Bruce in The Last of Mrs Cheyney trailer.jpg Bruce in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) | |
| Born | William Nigel Ernle Bruce 4 February 1895 Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
| Died | 8 October 1953 (aged 58) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Chapel of the Pines Crematory |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1920–1953 |
| Spouse(s) | Violet Pauline Shelton
(m. 1921; died 1953) |
| Children | 2 |
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Bruce died of a heart attack,[1] in Santa Monica, California at the age of 58.
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Bruce pictured in the Abingdon School first XI cricket team in 1912
L. to R.: Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, and Basil Rathbone from the film Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
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