A Dedication to Jeremy Brett

"[With] Jeremy Huggins...there was the weakness: he was beautiful. A strange adjective to use in describing a man. I use it not to suggest effeminacy or a kind of male prettiness, but in the same way I would describe a thoroughbred stallion, Michaelangelo's David or Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. There was with Jeremy Huggins a perfection and sublime symmetry in his features that was beautiful. And as every intelligent, beautiful woman will tell you, beauty can get in the way. Outsiders rarely see or reach beyond the beauty to value the other quailties. Such, I believe, was the personification of Jeremy Huggins..." --David Stuart Davies, author of Bending the Willow

His real name was Peter Jeremy William Huggins, the youngest of four sons for a decorated Army Lt Colonel Henry William Huggins and a half-Irish and Quaker Elizabeth Edith Cadbury, whose family is world-famous for its chocolate. When Jeremy decided to become an actor, his father forbade him for using the family name for such a "dubious" profession, so he took the stage-name from the label of his first suit: "Brett & Co."

Casual photographs of Jeremy are rarities in Brettiana, and those of his younger years even more so, and those with his signature being the most precious of them all! Thus my special thanks to Marcus Tylor whom consented me in displaying his photographic works and obliging me with the liberty of removing their identification numbers from their corners. Three were extracted from Carrie Pratt's Jeremy Brett WebSite, one from The Scarlet Street, one from Lisa Oldham's The Brettish Empire (plus wonderful information), two from Fiona Whalley's JB Personal Rememberance, one from The Sherlock Holmes Memorabilia Company, and one from Classic Specialties. Appreciation also to Jeff Greenwalt, creator of the Tribute to Jeremy Brett, for allowing me to use one of his photos for this section. Thank yous to Shelia Matthews, who relayed an unique photograph; Charles Prepolec for two brilliant photographs; and Louise of Sweden, for contributing twelve photographs from her collection; plus informing me of six other photographs extracted from Mirror Syndication International. Also the most profound thanks to Midden whom generously took the time to scan and delivered a grand collection of thirteen photographs from her own references especially for the "dedication." Again more thank yous to Linda Pritchard are sending ten wonderful photographs!

Last on 02 October 2000

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Professionally Jeremy

(1) A publicity shot of young Jeremy taken approximately in the late 1950s. (2) Another publicity shot taken roughly in the 1970s. Love that hair! (3) Jeremy in 1967. (4, 5) A causal portrait of Jeremy, apparently, this photograph was used as a prop in the 1980 Italian film, "L'Isola del gabbiano", starring him. (6) An merged image created especially for this "dedication" by the editor. (7) This portrait is purchasible only [yet rather expensively] at The Sherlock Holmes Memorabilia Company; assumed to be taken roughly passed the mid-1980s, near 1986 perhaps. (8) The pipe was actual drawn by Jeremy during the run of the play, The Secret of Sherlock Holmes. (9) Jeremy on the Baker Street set in 1989. (10) Jeremy reviews lines during rehearsal, despite his ill health.

Jeremy Not Quite Sherlock Yet...

These are simply photographs of Jeremy in his Sherlock Holmes costume, however he's not quite just yet in character...

(1, 2) Free-spritied and a proud winner of the 1989 Pipesmoker of the Year, Jeremy -- with top-hat, pipe, cane, and rose -- claims his prize in Savoy on 18 January 1989 on hansom cab, after Sherlock Holmes was voted the most famous pipesmoker ever! (3) Big smile. Clay pipe. Top-hat. Red rose. Earring? Yes, that is an earring!