Anthony Gascoigne

Anthony Gascoigne was the twin brother of Henry Gascoigne. Anthony died after a period of illness. As he died without a will, his money passed to his estranged brother.

According to Henry's neighbour, Dr MacAndrew, Anthony was also an artist like Henry. However he had then married a wealthy woman and had given up art. The two brothers had quarrelled over it and then went their separate ways. The nephew, George Lorrimer made some effort to reconcile the two shortly before Anthony's death but to no avail.

Portrayals
Anthony Gascoigne also appears in the film adaptation of the story in episode 4 of Series 1 of ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot drama series. We only see him as a dying man in bed at the beginning of the episode. The person who played this role is not credited. The reason for discord between the two brothers is different from the original. In the film episode, Henry's agent Peter Makinson tells Poirot that Anthony had married Charlotte, who was Henry's model. Henry was angry that Anthony had taken away his "inspiration" and "muse" and so the two brothers had fallen out.

In the original story, Anthony lived in Kingston Hill, London. In the film episode, his residence is moved to Brighton. Poirot and Hastings attended his funeral there and after the burial, speaks to his nephew George and also the housekeeper Amelia Hill. Presumably the move to Brighton was to allow for more interesting filming backgrounds.