Russell Thorndike led somewhat of a dual career. He was most visibly an actor (and the brother of Dame Sybil Thorndike) with a vast array of roles to his credit on stage and screen, from 1904 until the early '60s. He was also an author involved in Charles Dickens adaptations for younger readers, the satirical play The Tragedy of Mr. Punch, and, most notably, a series of historical novels built...
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