Arthur Conan Doyle

Birth Name:

Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle

Birth Place:

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession

Writer, Actor, Producer

In July 1902, he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey
In return for his work on the book "The War in South Africa: The Cause and its Conduct," he was made a Knight Bachelor on the 1902 King's Honours List
Studied in Lancashire, England, at Stonyhurst College, a renowned Jesuit institution
Doyle worked at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for a time as a clerk under Dr․ Joseph Bell
Worked as an optometrist before beginning to write Sherlock Holmes; he began writing because his practice was failing
Quote: "Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius․"
Quote: "Singularity is almost invariably a clue․ The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the more difficult is it to bring it home․"
Based his Sherlock Holmes character off a University of Edinburgh professor, Dr․ Joseph Bell, who stressed the importance observations hold in diagnosis, often showing this to students by deducing patient's jobs and lifestyle through observations
After his son died in battle, Doyle became an advocate against war
Almost turned down knighthood from Queen Victoria because he thought she was trying to honor him solely for his Sherlock Holmes stories
Doyle was a spiritualist who was ridiculed for bringing a message to magician Harry Houdini from Houdini's mother, though the message was in English, which she never understood
His famous character detective Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed fictional character in cinema

2012OFTA Television Award - Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Winner

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