"William Hooker Gillette (July 24, 1853 \u2013 April 29, 1937) was an American actor-manager, playwright and stage-manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 silent film long thought lost.Gillette's most significant contributions to the theater were in devising realistic stage settings and special sound and lighting effects, and as an actor in putting forth what he called the \"Illusion of the First Time\"."@en . "Gillette, William Hooker"@en . "William Gillette"@en . "William Hooker Gillette"@en . . . "1937Z"^^ . . "1853-07-24Z"^^ . . . . "1937-04-29Z"^^ . "1853Z"^^ . . "Actor, inventor, writer" .