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1. What character was Jeremy Brett most famous for portraying?
2. Jeremy has portrayed Dr. Watson.
3. Jeremy changed his name when he became an actor because his father did not want him to pursue acting. What was his birth name?
4. When Jeremy was a young man, he had dreams of Hollywood. Later, when he recalled this period of his life, he said it was a 'dismal failure.' His most famous American role was in which movie?
5. Jeremy had a role in a movie with Audrey Hepburn, whom he adored. In what movie did he play Audrey's younger brother?
6. Jeremy had reservations about taking the role of Sherlock Holmes, because the character was so dark. When he found out that children looked to Holmes as a superhero of sorts, he sought permission to make what change to the character that never happened in the stories?
7. After the first run of episodes entitled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," which ran from 1984-85, Jeremy suffered a great loss when his wife, Joan Wilson, died of cancer. This shock led to Jeremy being diagnosed with what?
8. While still doing their television show, Jeremy (Holmes) and Edward Hardwicke (Watson) started doing a hugely successful stage play, which played world-wide. What was the name of the play?
9. After the Sherlock Holmes series ended, Jeremy did a little movie that turned out to be one of his last roles. In which movie did he portray a drug-lord named Tony Vernon-Smith?
10. The process had begun to have Jeremy knighted for all his contributions to the arts as well as to numerous charitable organizations, but unfortunately, Jeremy died before he could be recognized. When did he die?
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