William Holden
William Holden | |
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Holden in a publicity photo, 1954 | |
Born | William Franklin Beedle, Jr. 17 Apryle 1918 O'Fallon, Illinois, U.S. |
Dee'd | 12 November 1981 (aged 63) Santa Monica, Californie, U.S. |
Cause o daith | Exsanguination follaein a faw |
Eddication | Sooth Pasadena Heich Schuil |
Alma mater | Pasadena Junior College |
Thrift | Actor, wildlife conservationist |
Years active | 1938–1981 |
Poleetical pairty | Republican[1] |
Hauf-marrae(s) | Brenda Marshall (m. 1941–1971) |
Bairns | 3 |
Awairds | Academy 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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