Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Creator of Legendary Detective Sherlock Holmes
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Doyle became a medical doctor before turning to writing and getting his first book published. A few of his university professors were used as models for some of his most famous characters.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on writing Sherlock Holmes |
Movies, television shows, and shorts have been created based on his writing for nearly 100 years.Check out IMDB's list
Most famous for his Sherlock Holmes stories Doyle wrote many other works in an array of genres.The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate site has a full bibliography.
Doyle was posthumously accused of murder - the accusation was eventually officially dismissedThe Burden of Holmes - On Doyle's conflicting, and not always positive thoughts, of his famous and popular creation. |