Michael Blanding. Investigative Journalist. North by Shakespeare. Sir Thomas North. by Travis Simpkins

Michael Blanding. Investigative Journalist. North by Shakespeare. Sir Thomas North. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Michael Blanding

Investigative Journalist

Published in

The New York Times, The Boston Globe, etc.

Author of

North by Shakespeare

A Rogue Scholar's Quest to Discover 

the Truth Behind the Bard's Work

by Travis Simpkins

Sir Thomas North - Michael Blanding

Sir Thomas North. North by Shakespeare. Michael Blanding. Portrait by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

michaelblanding.com

Michael Blanding. Investigative Journalist. North by Shakespeare. Sir Thomas North. by Travis Simpkins

 

Rita Hayworth. Hollywood Actress. Film Noir. Gilda. Femme Fatale. by Travis Simpkins

Rita Hayworth. 1918-1987. Hollywood Actress. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Rita Hayworth

Margarita Carmen Cansino

( 1918 - 1987 )

Hollywood Actress

Professional Dancer

"The Love Goddess"

The most popular pin-up girl during World War II

by Travis Simpkins

Rita Hayworth - Put the Blame on Mame

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/RitaHayworth

Rita Hayworth. 1918-1987. Hollywood Actress. Gilda. by Travis Simpkins

Jewel. Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Author and Poet. Sweet and Wild. by Travis Simpkins

Jewel Kilcher. Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Actress, Author and Poet. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Jewel Kilcher

Singer-Songwriter, Musician

Producer, Actress

Author and Poet

by Travis Simpkins

 Jewel - Standing Still

Jewel - Who Will Save Your Soul

 Jewel - Stay Here Forever

 For more info, please visit:

jeweljk.com

Jewel. Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Author and Poet. Sweet and Wild. by Travis Simpkins

Gene Tierney. Hollywood Actress. Film Noir. Laura. Femme Fatale. by Travis Simpkins

Gene Tierney. 1920-1991. Hollywood Actress. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Gene Eliza Tierney

( 1920 - 1991 )

Hollywood Actress

Academy Award Nominee

by Travis Simpkins

Gene Tierney - Interview

 For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/GeneTierney

Gene Tierney. 1920-1991. Hollywood Actress. Laura. by Travis Simpkins

Buddy Ebsen. Actor. The Tin Man. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

Buddy Ebsen. Actor. The Tin Man. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Buddy Ebsen

( 1908 - 2003 )

Actor

Originally Cast as

The Tin Man

in

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Replaced due to an allergic reaction to the make-up

Member of the

Order of DeMolay

DeMolay International

by Travis Simpkins

The Tin Man - The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz. The Emerald City. 1939 Film. Cast. Portraits by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

www.imdb.com/Wizard-of-Oz

Buddy Ebsen. Actor. The Tin Man. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

Ray Bolger. Actor. The Scarecrow. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

Ray Bolger. Actor. The Scarecrow. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Ray Bolger

( 1904 - 1987 )

Actor, Dancer and Vaudeville Performer

The Scarecrow

in

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

by Travis Simpkins

The Scarecrow - The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz. The Emerald City. 1939 Film. Cast. Portraits by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

www.imdb.com/Wizard-of-Oz

Ray Bolger. Actor. The Scarecrow. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

Bert Lahr. Actor and Freemason. The Cowardly Lion. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

Bert Lahr. Actor and Freemason. The Cowardly Lion. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Bert Lahr

( 1895 - 1967 )

Actor and Vaudeville Performer

The Cowardly Lion

in

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Freemason

Member of 

Pacific Lodge No. 233

New York City

by Travis Simpkins

The Cowardly Lion - The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz. 1939 Film. Cast. Portraits by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

www.imdb.com/Wizard-of-Oz

Bert Lahr. Actor and Freemason. The Cowardly Lion. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

Judy Garland. Actress. Dorothy Gale. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

Judy Garland. Actress. Dorothy Gale. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Judy Garland

( 1922 - 1969 )

Actress and Singer

Dorothy Gale

The Wizard of Oz

(1939)

Member of Job's Daughters International

Masonic Youth Group

by Travis Simpkins

The Wizard of Oz - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

The Wizard of Oz. 1939. The Emerald City. Cast. Portraits by Travis Simpkins

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Fore more info, please visit:

imdb.com/The-Wizard-Of-Oz

Judy Garland. Actress. Dorothy Gale. The Wizard of Oz. by Travis Simpkins

John Barrymore. Actor of Stage and Screen. by Travis Simpkins

John Barrymore. Actor of Stage and Screen. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John Barrymore

John Sidney Blyth

(1882 - 1942)

"The Great Profile"

Actor of Stage and Screen

Member of the

Drew and Barrymore theatrical families

by Travis Simpkins

John Barrymore

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/JohnBarrymore

 

John Barrymore. Actor of Stage and Screen. Svengali. by Travis Simpkins

Arthur Godfrey. Radio and Television Broadcaster. Entertainer. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Arthur Godfrey. Radio and Television Broadcaster. Entertainer. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Arthur Godfrey

( 1903 - 1983 )

The Old Redhead

Radio and Television Broadcaster

Host of 

Arthur Godfrey Time, Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts

Arthur Godfrey and His Friends, The Arthur Godfrey Digest

King Arthur Godfrey and His Round Table

Freemason

Member of Acacia Lodge No. 18

Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia

by Travis Simpkins

Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/ArthurGodfrey

Arthur Godfrey. Radio and Television Broadcaster. Entertainer. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

 

Ray Collins. Actor. Freemason. Mercury Theatre. War of the Worlds. by Travis Simpkins

Ray Collins. Actor. Freemason. Mercury Theatre. War of the Worlds. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Ray Collins

( 1889 - 1965 )

Actor of Stage, Screen, Television and Radio

Member of the Mercury Theatre

Cast Member of the Infamous

1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast

Made his screen debut in Citizen Kane (1941)

Freemason

Member of Tehama Lodge No. 3

Sacramento, California

by Travis Simpkins

Orson Welles - War of the Worlds

1938 Radio Broadcast

For more info, please visit:

smithsonianmag.com

Ray Collins. Actor. Freemason. Mercury Theatre. War of the Worlds. by Travis Simpkins

 

Bing Crosby. Crooner. Singer, Musician and Actor. by Travis Simpkins

Bing Crosby. Crooner. Singer, Musician and Actor. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr.

( 1903 - 1977 )

Crooner

Singer and Actor

One of the Most Popular and Influential

Musical Artists of the 20th Century

by Travis Simpkins

Going My Way (1944) starring Bing Crosby

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/BingCrosby

Bing Crosby. Crooner. Singer, Musician and Actor. Holiday Inn. by Travis Simpkins

 

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor of Film and Radio. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor of Film and Radio. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Basil Rathbone

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC

( 1892 - 1967 )

as Sherlock Holmes

Shakespearean Stage Actor

and Actor in more than 70 Films

He played Sherlock Holmes in

14 Hollywood Films and in

a Radio Series between 1939 - 1947

by Travis Simpkins

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes

For more info, please visit:

sherlockian-sherlock.com/travis-simpkins-interview

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Woman in Green. by Travis Simpkins

 

William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. Stage Actor. Silent Film. Gillette Castle. by Travis Simpkins

William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. Stage Actor. Silent Film. Gillette Castle. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

William Gillette

( 1853 - 1937 )

Actor, Stage Manager and Playwright

Best Remembered for portraying

Sherlock Holmes

on stage 1,300 times over 30 years

and in one 1916 Silent Film

Owner/Designer of Gillette Castle

Hadlyme, Connecticut

by Travis Simpkins

Sherlock Holmes (1916) starring William Gillette

Gillette Castle. Home of William Gillette. Sherlock Holmes. Hadlyme, Connecticut

For more info, please visit:

sherlockian-sherlock.com/travis-simpkins-interview

William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. Stage Actor. Silent Film. Gillette Castle. by Travis Simpkins

 

Michael Blanding. Investigative Journalist. North by Shakespeare. Sir Thomas North. by Travis Simpkins

Michael Blanding. Investigative Journalist. North by Shakespeare. Sir Thomas North. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Michael Blanding

Investigative Journalist

Published in

The New York Times, The Boston Globe, etc.

Author of

North by Shakespeare

A Rogue Scholar's Quest to Discover 

the Truth Behind the Bard's Work

by Travis Simpkins

Sir Thomas North - Michael Blanding

Sir Thomas North. North by Shakespeare. Michael Blanding. Portrait by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

michaelblanding.com

Michael Blanding. Investigative Journalist. North by Shakespeare. Sir Thomas North. by Travis Simpkins

 

Sir Thomas North. Translator of Plutarch's Lives. Shakespeare source Author. by Travis Simpkins

Sir Thomas North. Translator of Plutarch's Lives. Shakespeare source Author. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Sir Thomas North

( 1535 - 1604/07? )

English Translator, Author

Military Officer, Lawyer 

and Justice of the Peace

best known for his translation of

Plutarch's Lives 

of the Noble Greeks and Romans

by Travis Simpkins

composite likeness inspired by known portraits

of his father and brother, Edward North and Roger North

Sir Thomas North - Michael Blanding

Sir Thomas North. North by Shakespeare. Michael Blanding. Portrait by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

sirthomasnorth.com

and

michaelblanding.com

Sir Thomas North. Translator of Plutarch's Lives. Shakespeare source Author. by Travis Simpkins

 

Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Jeremy Brett

as 

Sherlock Holmes

The Great Detective

created by

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

by Travis Simpkins

Jeremy Brett is considered one of the best actors to play Sherlock Holmes. He starred in the long-running Granada Television series, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which aired from 1984-1994.

Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes

A Scandal in Bohemia - Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes

For more info, please visit:

sherlockian-sherlock.com/travis-simpkins-interview

Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

 

Tom Mix. American Actor. Hollywood Western Silent Film Star. by Travis Simpkins

Tom Mix. American Actor. Hollywood Western Silent Film Star. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Tom Mix

(1880 - 1940)

American Actor

Hollywood’s First Western Star

Appeared in 291 films between 1909 and 1935

Freemason

Member of Utopia Lodge No. 537

Los Angeles, California

(Raised on February 21, 1925)

Member of the 233 Club

Grand Lodge of California

by Travis Simpkins

Tom Mix - Riders of the Purple Sage

Tom Mix - Hollywood Legend

For more info, please visit:

tommixmuseum.com

Tom Mix. American Actor. Hollywood Western Film Star. Freemason. Flaming Guns. by Travis Simpkins

John Barrymore. Actor of Stage and Screen. Sherlock Holmes. by Travis Simpkins

John Barrymore. Actor of Stage and Screen. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John Barrymore

John Sidney Blyth

(1882 - 1942)

"The Great Profile"

Actor of Stage and Screen

Member of the

Drew and Barrymore theatrical families

by Travis Simpkins

John Barrymore

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/JohnBarrymore

 

John Barrymore. Actor of Stage and Screen. Sherlock Holmes. by Travis Simpkins