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William Holden
American actor (–)
"Bill Holden" redirects here. For other uses, see William Holden (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with William Holden (character actor).
William Franklin Holden (né Beedle Jr.; April 17, – November 12, ) was an American actor and one of the biggest box-office draws of the s. Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Stalag 17 () and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for the television miniseries The Blue Knight ().
Holden starred in some of Hollywood's most popular and critically acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (), Sabrina (), Picnic (), The Bridge on the River Kwai (), The Wild Bunch () and Network (). He was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times (–, ), and appeared as 25th on the American Film Institute's list of 25 greatest male stars of Classical Hollywood cinema.
Early life and education
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Golden Boy —The Dramatic Ups and Downs of Actor William Holden
It was Hollywood in early , and legendary director Billy Wilder had a big bekymmer. In two weeks, shooting would uppstart on his next bio, “Sunset Boulevard,” and his mercurial ung star, Montgomery Clift, had just backed out of playing the lead.
Clift was set to portray Joe Gillis, a struggling writer who agrees to draft the screenplay for silent screen star Norma Desmond’s comeback picture, only to become her slightly unwilling lover.
It was a tricky part that not everyone would jump at, including Fred MacMurray, who had worked with Wilder on “Double Indemnity” six years earlier. He simply did not want to play a gigolo. The recently arrived Marlon Brando was considered, but he was still unproven, with no film credits. Gene Kelly was approached, but was unavailable.
It was only then that Wilder thought of William Holden. Holden was then a star of the second rank; he always got his n
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Golden Boy: The Untold Story of William Holden
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