# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1397
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27924 "2014-07-31T15:09:18Z")
Great actors (of either gender) who have never won an Oscar. 1. Sir Ian McKellen 2. Edwin Booth 3. Cary Grant (to me, honorary “lifetime achievement” type awards don’t count) 4. Steve Martin (and if you’ve ever seen “All of Me” you know he was robbed!) 5. Gary Oldman 6. Edward Woodward 7. John Hurt (nominated twice) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27925 "2014-07-31T15:10:31Z")
Great actors (of either gender) who have never won an Oscar. 1. Sir Ian McKellen 2. Edwin Booth 3. Cary Grant (to me, honorary “lifetime achievement” type awards don’t count) 4. Steve Martin (and if you’ve ever seen “All of Me” you know he was robbed!) 5. Gary Oldman 6. Edward Woodward 7. John Hurt (nominated twice) 8. Edward G. Robinson- he never even got a nomination ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27926 "2014-07-31T15:11:22Z")
Great actors (of either gender) who have never won an Oscar. 1. Sir Ian McKellen 2. Edwin Booth 3. Cary Grant (to me, honorary “lifetime achievement” type awards don’t count) 4. Steve Martin (and if you’ve ever seen “All of Me” you know he was robbed!) 5. Gary Oldman 6. Edward Woodward 7. John Hurt (nominated twice) 8. Edward G. Robinson- he never even got a nomination 9. Judy Garland ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27927 "2014-07-31T15:59:28Z")
Great actors (of either gender) who have never won an Oscar. 1. Sir Ian McKellen 2. Edwin Booth 3. Cary Grant (to me, honorary “lifetime achievement” type awards don’t count) 4. Steve Martin (and if you’ve ever seen “All of Me” you know he was robbed!) 5. Gary Oldman 6. Edward Woodward 7. John Hurt (nominated twice) 8. Edward G. Robinson- he never even got a nomination 9. Judy Garland 10. Peter O’Toole ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27928 "2014-07-31T16:03:37Z")
Great actors (of either gender) who have never won an Oscar. 1. Sir Ian McKellen 2. Edwin Booth 3. Cary Grant (to me, honorary “lifetime achievement” type awards don’t count) 4. Steve Martin (and if you’ve ever seen “All of Me” you know he was robbed!) 5. Gary Oldman 6. Edward Woodward 7. John Hurt (nominated twice) 8. Edward G. Robinson- he never even got a nomination 9. Judy Garland 10. Peter O’Toole 11. Johnny Depp ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27929 "2014-07-31T16:21:33Z")
Great actors (of either gender) who have never won an Oscar. 1. Sir Ian McKellen 2. Edwin Booth 3. Cary Grant (to me, honorary “lifetime achievement” type awards don’t count) 4. Steve Martin (and if you’ve ever seen “All of Me” you know he was robbed!) 5. Gary Oldman 6. Edward Woodward 7. John Hurt (nominated twice) 8. Edward G. Robinson- he never even got a nomination 9. Judy Garland 10. Peter O’Toole 11. Johnny Depp 12. Julianne Moore ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27930 "2014-07-31T16:47:24Z")
Great actors (of either gender) who have never won an Oscar. 1. Sir Ian McKellen 2. Edwin Booth 3. Cary Grant (to me, honorary “lifetime achievement” type awards don’t count) 4. Steve Martin (and if you’ve ever seen “All of Me” you know he was robbed!) 5. Gary Oldman 6. Edward Woodward 7. John Hurt (nominated twice) 8. Edward G. Robinson- he never even got a nomination 9. Judy Garland 10. Peter O’Toole 11. Johnny Depp 12. Julianne Moore 13. Sigourney Weaver New: Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27931 "2014-07-31T16:47:46Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27932 "2014-07-31T16:55:41Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) 3. Trelawney Hope (“The Adventure of the Second Stain”) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27933 "2014-07-31T17:11:21Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) 3. Trelawney Hope (“The Adventure of the Second Stain”) 4. Helen Stoner (“The Speckled Band”) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27934 "2014-07-31T17:31:11Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan (“The Sign of the Four”) 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) 3. Trelawney Hope (“The Adventure of the Second Stain”) 4. Helen Stoner (“The Speckled Band”) 5. Sir Charles Baskerville (“The Hound of the Baskervilles”) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27935 "2014-07-31T17:47:08Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 1. Emma Thompson - Oscar winning screenplay for\*\*\* Sense and Sensibility\*\*\* > Happy, Bullitt? She’s one of my favorites! I didn’t contribute any ladies to the list. Thanks, **astorian**. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27936 "2014-07-31T18:16:35Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan (“The Sign of the Four”) 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) 3. Trelawney Hope (“The Adventure of the Second Stain”) 4. Helen Stoner (“The Speckled Band”) 5. Sir Charles Baskerville (“The Hound of the Baskervilles”) 6. Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein and hereditary King of Bohemia (“A Scandal in Bohemia”) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27937 "2014-07-31T18:26:34Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan (“The Sign of the Four”) 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) 3. Trelawney Hope (“The Adventure of the Second Stain”) 4. Helen Stoner (“The Speckled Band”) 5. Sir Charles Baskerville (“The Hound of the Baskervilles”) 6. Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein and hereditary King of Bohemia (“A Scandal in Bohemia”) 7. Mary Sutherland (“A Case of Identity”) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27938 "2014-07-31T18:53:37Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan (“The Sign of the Four”) 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) 3. Trelawney Hope (“The Adventure of the Second Stain”) 4. Helen Stoner (“The Speckled Band”) 5. Sir Charles Baskerville (“The Hound of the Baskervilles”) 6. Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein and hereditary King of Bohemia (“A Scandal in Bohemia”) 7. Mary Sutherland (“A Case of Identity”) 8. Percy Phelps (“The Naval Treaty”) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27939 "2014-07-31T20:09:29Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan (“The Sign of the Four”) 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) 3. Trelawney Hope (“The Adventure of the Second Stain”) 4. Helen Stoner (“The Speckled Band”) 5. Sir Charles Baskerville (“The Hound of the Baskervilles”) 6. Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein and hereditary King of Bohemia (“A Scandal in Bohemia”) 7. Mary Sutherland (“A Case of Identity”) 8. Percy Phelps (“The Naval Treaty”) 9. A loyal friend and chivalrous gentleman (“The Illustrious Client”) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27940 "2014-07-31T21:54:26Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan (“The Sign of the Four”) 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) 3. Trelawney Hope (“The Adventure of the Second Stain”) 4. Helen Stoner (“The Speckled Band”) 5. Sir Charles Baskerville (“The Hound of the Baskervilles”) 6. Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein and hereditary King of Bohemia (“A Scandal in Bohemia”) 7. Mary Sutherland (“A Case of Identity”) 8. Percy Phelps (“The Naval Treaty”) 9. A loyal friend and chivalrous gentleman (“The Illustrious Client”) 10. Mr. Melas (“The Greek Interpreter”) ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27941 "2014-07-31T22:36:52Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan (“The Sign of the Four”) 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) 3. Trelawney Hope (“The Adventure of the Second Stain”) 4. Helen Stoner (“The Speckled Band”) 5. Sir Charles Baskerville (“The Hound of the Baskervilles”) 6. Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein and hereditary King of Bohemia (“A Scandal in Bohemia”) 7. Mary Sutherland (“A Case of Identity”) 8. Percy Phelps (“The Naval Treaty”) 9. A loyal friend and chivalrous gentleman (“The Illustrious Client”) 10. Mr. Melas (“The Greek Interpreter”) 11. Lord Robert St Simon (“The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor”) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27942 "2014-08-01T02:40:19Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan (“The Sign of the Four”) 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) 3. Trelawney Hope (“The Adventure of the Second Stain”) 4. Helen Stoner (“The Speckled Band”) 5. Sir Charles Baskerville (“The Hound of the Baskervilles”) 6. Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein and hereditary King of Bohemia (“A Scandal in Bohemia”) 7. Mary Sutherland (“A Case of Identity”) 8. Percy Phelps (“The Naval Treaty”) 9. A loyal friend and chivalrous gentleman (“The Illustrious Client”) 10. Mr. Melas (“The Greek Interpreter”) 11. Lord Robert St Simon (“The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor”) 12. His Majesty’s Government (“His Last Bow”) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27943 "2014-08-01T02:40:57Z")
Sherlock Holmes’ Clients 1. Mary Morstan (“The Sign of the Four”) 2. Jabez WIlson (“The Red-Headed League”) 3. Trelawney Hope (“The Adventure of the Second Stain”) 4. Helen Stoner (“The Speckled Band”) 5. Sir Charles Baskerville (“The Hound of the Baskervilles”) 6. Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein and hereditary King of Bohemia (“A Scandal in Bohemia”) 7. Mary Sutherland (“A Case of Identity”) 8. Percy Phelps (“The Naval Treaty”) 9. A loyal friend and chivalrous gentleman (“The Illustrious Client”) 10. Mr. Melas (“The Greek Interpreter”) 11. Lord Robert St Simon (“The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor”) 12. His Majesty’s Government (“His Last Bow”) 13. Sebastian Wilkes (“The Blind Banker”, from the BBC series with Benedict Cumberbatch) New! Picaresque novels (or collections of stories). 14. The Complete Adventures of Rafferty, Gentleman Thief, by E. W. Hornung [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1396) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1398)