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Nigel Bruce

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Nigel Bruce
Bruce in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
Born
William Nigel Ernle Bruce

(1895-02-04)4 February 1895
Died8 October 1953(1953-10-08) (aged 58)
Resting placeChapel of the Pines Crematory
OccupationActor
Years active1920–1953
Spouse
Violet Pauline Shelton
(m. 1921; died 1953)
Children2
Relatives

William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953) was a British actor. He was best known for his role of Dr. Watson in a movie series and in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock movies Rebecca and Suspicion.

Bruce died of a heart attack,[1] in Santa Monica, California at the age of 58.

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