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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
gptkb:playwright
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gptkbp:active_years
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1870s-1930s
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:Sherlock_Holmes_(2009_film)
gptkb:Sherlock_Holmes_(1900_film)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011 film)
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Illinois
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gptkbp:associated_act
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Theatrical performances
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gptkbp:awards
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Honorary Doctorate from the University of Illinois
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1853-07-24
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Hartford,_Connecticut,_USA
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:1
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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Various playwrights and actors
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gptkbp:contribution
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Popularizing Sherlock Holmes on stage
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Significant impact on detective genre
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Pioneering role in theater history
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gptkbp:death_date
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1937-04-29
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" You see, I am a detective."
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gptkbp:film
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gptkb:The_Last_of_Mrs._Cheyney
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gptkbp:first_performance
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1899
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Late 19th to early 20th century theater
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Gillette
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gptkbp:influence
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Detective fiction genre
Modern adaptations of Sherlock Holmes
Stagecraft and performance techniques
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gptkbp:influenced
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Theater in America
Future portrayals of Sherlock Holmes
Theater and film adaptations of detective stories
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Dr._Arthur_Conan_Doyle
gptkb:Victorian_literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Numerous adaptations of Sherlock Holmes
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Sherlock_Holmes
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Gillette_Castle_State_Park
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Man_Who_Made_Sherlock_Holmes
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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Longest-running play in American theater history at the time.
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Sherlock_Holmes
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gptkbp:notable_work
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Sherlock Holmes (play)
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gptkbp:number_of_stages
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gptkb:Sherlock_Holmes
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Actor
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:theater_productions
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gptkbp:performance
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1930s
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Beverly_Hills,_California,_USA
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gptkbp:portrayed_by
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Various actors in adaptations
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gptkbp:portrayed_in
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Sherlock Holmes in over 1,300 performances
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Connecticut,_USA
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gptkbp:signature
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William Gillette's signature
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Helen_M._Gillette
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gptkbp:theater
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gptkb:Gillette's_Theater_Company
Innovative stage techniques
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gptkbp:writings
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Adaptation of literary works to stage
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:Sherlock_Holmes
gptkb:The_Secret_Service
gptkb:The_Amazing_Dr._Clitterhouse
The Man Who Was
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:East_Haddam,_Connecticut
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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