Charles Hallam Elton Brookfield
Nationality: British
Date of birth: 19 May 1857
Place of birth: London
Date of death: 20 October 1913
Place of death: London
Category: writer
Date of birth: 19 May 1857
Place of birth: London
Date of death: 20 October 1913
Place of death: London
Category: writer
Identity:
He was an author, illustrator, playwright and journalist.
Life:
He is said to have introduced Whistler to Lady Meux, leading to commissions for her portraits including Arrangement in Black: Lady Meux y228.
He worked paricularly for the The Saturday Review. He is thought to have been the first actor to portray Sherlock Holmes.
Bibliography:
Beale, Sally. Brookfield, Charles Hallam Elton (1857–1913). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, online edition; 'Charles Brookfield', Wikipedia.
