William Holden

American actor

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.

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)

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.

References eedit

  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)