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Candid Photos, Page Three
Candid Photos taken at Rathbone parties
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The following photographs were taken at the Rathbone's Eleventh Wedding Anniversary party held at the Victor
Hugo Restaurant in Beverly Hills, April 1937. More than 400 guests came dressed as famous
couples; Basil and Ouida were dressed as Emperor Franz Josef and
Empress Elizabeth of Austria.
Ouida and Basil |
Ouida and Basil |
Ouida and Basil drinking a toast |
Basil greeting Marlene Dietrich |
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Basil and Heather Angel
(photo by Charles Rhodes) |
Basil, with Dolores Del Rio and her husband
Cedric Gibbons (art director at MGM) |
Marlene Dietrich dressed as a bridegroom, with Ouida
and Basil Rathbone |
Dolores del Rio, Cedric Gibbons |
Marlene D, Doug Fairbanks, Dolores Del Rio |
Guests at the party |
Gene Raymond and Jeanette McDonald (dressed as Romeo and
Juliet), Ouida and
Basil |
Basil with Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Robinson
(dressed as Napoleon and Josephine) |
Gladys Robinson, Edward G. Robinson, and an unknown gentleman
(wearing turban) |
Basil Rathbone, Myrna Loy, Arthur Hornblow (a couple from the
Tyrolean Alps) and Fredric March (a caveman). March and his
wife Florence Eldridge (a cavewoman) won a prize for best
costumes. |
Basil, Cedric Gibbons, Dolores Del Rio, and Ouida |
Here is the two-page spread that appeared in the June 1937
issue of Photoplay, "At the Rathbones' Bride and Groom
Party":
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On August 28, 1937, the Rathbones gave
a party in honor of newlyweds
Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers, and Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond: |
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Seated: Mary Pickford, Buddy Rogers, Jeannette MacDonald,
Gene Raymond, Mrs. Allan Jones
Standing: Ouida, Harold Lloyd, Mrs. Lloyd, Basil, Allan Jones |
Basil with Mrs. and Mr. Allan Jones, Jeanette
MacDonald and Gene Raymond |
Basil with friends. Couple on right
are Jeanette McDonald and Gene Raymond. |
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The following two photos appeared in the March 1938 issue of
Screenland magazine. The article does not state when the Rathbone
party occurred. It may have been late 1937. |
Jack Warner, David Niven, Norma Shearer, Nigel Bruce at the Rathbones'
party |
Edward G. Robinson, Wendy Barrie, Rodion Rathbone, Jesse Lasky at the
Rathbones' party |
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The Rathbones' Anniversary Party, 1938 |
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Below are four photos from the wedding of Basil's
son Rodion Rathbone to Caroline Fischer, 28 May 1938
Basil with son Rodion and his bride Caroline, 1938 |
Basil with son Rodion and his bride Caroline, 1938 |
Rodion Rathbone's wedding dinner: Caroline, Rodion,
Ouida, Basil, Constance Collier, and Walter Wurdeman, 1938 |
Ouida, Caroline, Rodion, Basil |
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The Hollywood Guild Benefit Ball sponsored by Ouida
and held at the Rathbone home in Bel Air, 15 April 1939 |
Basil Rathbone welcomes Annabella to the ball as her
escort Tyrone Power Jr. looks on. |
Annabella, Basil, Ouida, Tyrone Power
Photo from Los Angeles Bureau World Wide Photos |
Hedy Lamarr chats with Basil, Mary Lee Epling Hartford, and her
fiancé Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
Another pic of Hedy Lamarr, Basil, Mary Lee Epling Hartford, and her
fiancé Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
Marlene Dietrich smiles at Basil Rathbone as he
pours her a drink. |
Rathbone pouring champagne for guests Dolores Del
Rio, Gary Cooper and Lili Damita |
Eric Maria Remarque and Marlene Dietrich |
Basil pours a drink for Errol Flynn |
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Basil with Baroness Natvarry and Max Rhinehart
at a dinner party in honor of Max (1938) |
with Charlie Chaplin, year unknown |
Vivien Leigh, Gladys Quarre Peabody, Basil Rathbone,
1939 |
Basil, kissing the hand of the Grand Duchess Maria
Pavlovna
of Russia, year unknown |
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| A NIGHT AT ST. MORITZ |
Orson Welles, Mrs. Jack Warner, and Lili Damita (Mrs. Errol Flynn)
at the "A Night at St. Moritz" party,
hosted by the Rathbones at the Beverly Hills Hotel, December 1939 |
Ann Sheridan kisses Basil to thank him for a donation to the little
girl who was singing with the child orchestra. In background can be
seen Herbert Marshall, Lee Russell, Kay Griffith, John Howard.
Photo by Charles Rhodes |
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Rathbones held a party in
honor of Artur Rubinstein. |
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Basil Rathbone, Charles Chaplin and Arthur Rubinstein |
Rathbone, with Annabella (Mrs. Tyrone Power), Charles Chaplin and Arthur
Rubinstein |
Mrs. Nela Rubinstein, Pat Patterson (Mrs. Boyer), Charles Boyer,
Artur Rubinstein |
Marlene Dietrich dancing with host Basil at a party the Rathbones gave in honor of Arthur Rubenstein. David O. Selznick can
be seen in the background. |
Ouida Rathbone, Artur Rubinstein, Mrs. Nela Rubinstein, Dolores Del
Rio |
Countess Dorothy di Frasso, Basil Rathbone, Artur Rubinstein, Bette Davis |
from left: Mr. and Mrs. Rubinstein, Ouida Rathbone, the Grand
Duchess, Basil (behind her), Marlene Dietrich, and Heifitz |
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| Rathbone at some parties
hosted by others |
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Canapes, anyone? Derby party |
Basil with George Jessel at a dinner. (Love the wall
fresco!) |
Seated: Heather Angel, Merle Oberon, Ouida, Mabel Webb (Clifton
Webb's mother)
Standing: Basil, David Niven, Gregory Ratoff (director) |
Guests at Clifton Webb's home in Hollywood (same as
at left) |
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Two photos of Marlene Dietrich and Basil Rathbone at a
Darryl Zanuck party (from The Tatler, April 27, 1938 and
February 16, 1938): |
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Basil having a good time with Miriam Hopkins
and others |
Rathbone with Olivia DeHavilland, David Niven, Nigel Bruce and Errol
Flynn |
Leslie Howard and Rathbone |
Pat Patterson, Basil Rathbone, Charles Boyer
1938 party at the Trocadero |
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