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Interview with Marcia Jessen

Today The Baz is talking to Marcia Jessen, creator and owner of basilrathbbone.net, the first and last resource for anyone looking to research Rathbone’s life and career. In addition to her chores as webmaster, Marcia is one third of the newly formed Rathbone Biography Project. We’re very grateful she’s made time in an incredibly busy life to talk to us. TB: Tell me about how you became interested in Basil Rathbone. Marcia Jessen is the creator of Basil Rathbone: Master of Stage and Screen. She hopes that researchers and fans alike find it a reliable resource of information. Marcia has been a die-hard Rathbone fan since the 1960s, when she saw the Sherlock Holmes films on television. Her “other” job is curriculum and production editor for Judson Press. She has one son, Michael, who is now grown and living in Boston. Marcia shares her home in Pennsylvania with her two cats, Boris and Natasha. JESSEN: Like so many people, I loved the Sherlock Holmes movies that Rathbone made. Then I saw Dawn Patrol and loved …