Doyly Planet - 6 August 2026 Subscriber access
PastichesJean Ray and Harry DicksonThe American Sherlock Holmes1/4by Pierre-André Sauvageot
Quiz 2026 - No. 72 • SpecialAnnual John H Watson Canonical Treasure Hunt2 points for each correct answer • One Moriarty may hide another... • Reece Dinsdale was born on August 6, 1959. The British actor played Sherlock Holmes in the episode • Frank Finlay was born on August 6, 1926 (died January 30, 2016). The English actor played Inspector Lestrade in the film • HardwickeActor Cedric Hardwicke died on August 6, 1964. He played Sherlock Holmes in • William Palmer was born on August 6, 1824 (died June 14, 1856). Nicknamed “the Rugeley Poisoner” or the “Prince of Poisoners,” he was an English doctor convicted of murder in one of the most famous cases of the nineteenth century. Charles Dickens called Palmer the “greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey.” • On August 6, 1885, Arthur Conan Doyle married Louisa Hawkins. Arthur Conan Doyle and Louise were united by the Rev. S. R. Stable at St Oswald’s Church in Thornton-in-Lonsdale, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Their witnesses were Bryan Waller (Arthur’s friend) and Julia Waller, Emily Hawkins (Louise’s mother), Innes Doyle (Arthur’s brother), Mary Doyle (Arthur’s mother) and Constance Doyle (Arthur’s sister). They travelled to Dublin, Ireland, for their honeymoon.