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William Holden

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William Holden

1918–1981

American actor (1918–1981)

Early 20th Century

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Birth

1918 April 17, 1918 →

Biography

William Franklin Holden was an American actor and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Stalag 17 (1953) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for The Blue Knight (1973).

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Timeline

1918
Birth

American actor (d. 1981)

April 17 →
1981
Death

American actor (b. 1918)

November 16 →
1981
Death

American actor (b. 1918)

November 12 →

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