Donald Sinclair (hotel owner), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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British hotel owner
Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1909
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1981
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Donald Sinclair (hotel owner)
- Donald William Sinclair (10 July 1909 – 1981) was the co–proprietor of the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, England.
- He helped manage the hotel after an extensive career as an officer in the Merchant Navy and the Royal Navy.
- During World War II, he twice survived the sinking of the ship he was serving on. Sinclair is primarily known for being the inspiration for the character Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, in the television sitcom Fawlty Towers that Cleese co-wrote.
- This was owing to his allegedly stuffy, snobbish and eccentric treatment of his guests, including Cleese and other members of the Monty Python cast.
- Cleese later played a character named Donald Sinclair in the 2001 film Rat Race.
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