William Holden
William Holden (April 17, 1918 - November 12, 1981) was an American actor.
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 Holden in a publicity photo, 1954 | |
| Born | William Franklin Beedle, Jr. April 17, 1918 O'Fallon, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 12, 1981 (aged 63) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | bleeding following a fall |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1938–1981 |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Brenda Marshall (m. 1941–1971) (divorced) |
He was born in O'Fallon, Illinois and moved to South Pasadena, California when he was three. He was a star during the golden age of Hollywood. He began his career western movies, including Arizona and Texas. Holden starred in The Man from Colorado and Rachel and the Stranger. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor in Stalag 17. He was also nominated twice more for Sunset Boulevard (1951) and Network (1976). Among his best works in film highlights Submarine Command (1951), Sabrina (1954), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). He starred with John Wayne in The Horse Soldiers (1957), and with Richard Widmark in Alvarez Kelly (1966). In 1969, he played an outlaw leader, in the Sam Peckinpah film, The Wild Bunch. In the 1970s, Holden worked in The Towering Inferno (1974), and When Time Ran Out (1980). He played the role of Richard Thorn, the adoptive father of a child possessed by the devil, in the second film of The Omen, Damien: Omen II (1978).
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With Lee J. Cobb (right) in Holden's first starring role in a film, Golden Boy (1939)
With George Raft (right) in Invisible Stripes (1939)
With Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
With Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina (1954)
With Donna Reed at the 1954 Academy Awards show
Holden in The Revengers (1972)
Matron of honor Brenda Marshall (left) and best man William Holden were the only guests at Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan's wedding in 1952.
References
- ↑ "The Republicans of Classic Hollywood". fan.tcm.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.