William Holden

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William Holden
Holden in a publicity photo, 1954
BornWilliam Franklin Beedle, Jr.
17 Apryle 1918(1918-04-17)
O'Fallon, Illinois, U.S.
Dee'd12 November 1981(1981-11-12) (aged 63)
Santa Monica, Californie, U.S.
Cause o daith
Exsanguination follaein a faw
EddicationSooth Pasadena Heich Schuil
Alma materPasadena Junior College
ThriftActor, wildlife conservationist
Years active1938–1981
Poleetical pairty
Republican[1]
Hauf-marrae(s)Brenda Marshall (m. 1941–1971)
Bairns3
AwairdsAcademy Awaird for Best Actor (1953)
Primetime Emmy Awaird for Ootstaundin Lead Actor (1974)

William Holden (Aprile 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) wis an American actor. Ane o the maist popular movie starns o aw time, Holden wis ane o the biggest box affice draws o the 1950s. Holden wan the Academy Awaird for Best Actor in 1953 for his role in Stalag 17, an a Primetime Emmy Awaird for Ootstaundin Lead Actor for his role in the 1973 telly film The Blue Knight.

Holden starred in some o the maist popular an critically acclaimed films o aw time, includin sic blockbusters as Sunset Boulevard, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Bunch, The Towering Inferno, an Network. He wis named ane o the "Tap 10 Starns o the Year" sax times (1954–1958, 1961), an appeared on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years…100 Stars leet as nummer 25.

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  1. Heymann, C. David (2009). Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 25. ISBN 1-416-55629-X. Retrieved 04–01–13. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)