On this day in 1905, Dr Arthur Conan Doyle had to resurrect his brilliant detective hero, Sherlock Holmes. Everybody thought the world's greatest detective had gone over the Reichenbach Falls with Dr Moriarty, arch villain and the 'Napoleon of Crime'. Sadly, no. The good doctor claimed an adoring public demanded Holmes' return, but I think he had a tax bill due.
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Richard Chamberlain was born on this day in 1935. I remember watching Dr Kildare as a kid and was fascinated by rhe actor's ability to stop dead in the middle of whatever he was doing. This was a long time before they invented the Freeze-frame technology, so, good on you, Richard. You were ahead of your time.
