William Holden (April 17, 1918 - November 12, 1981) was an American actor. Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1954 and the Emmy Award for Best Actor in 1974. One of the biggest box office draws of the 1950s, he was named one of the ""Top 10 Stars of the Year"" six times (1954-1958, 1961) and appeared on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list as #25. This book is your ultimate resource for William Holden. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: Golden Boy (film), Invisible Stripes, Our Town (1940 film), Arizona (1940 film), I Wanted Wings, Texas (film), The Fleet's In, Young and Willing, Dear Ruth, Variety Girl, The Man from Colorado, Rachel and the Stranger, Apartment for Peggy, The Dark Past, Streets of Laredo (film), Miss Grant Takes Richmond, Dear Wife, Father Is a Bachelor, Sunset Boulevard (film), Union Station (film), Born Yesterday (1950 film), Force of Arms (film), Submarine Command, Boots Malone, The Turning Point (1952 film), Stalag 17, The Moon Is Blue, Escape from Fort Bravo, Executive Suite, Sabrina (1954 film), The Country Girl (1954 film), The Bridges at Toko-Ri, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film), Picnic (1955 film), The Proud and Profane, Toward the Unknown, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Key (1958 film), The Horse Soldiers, The World of Suzie Wong (film), Satan Never Sleeps, The Counterfeit Traitor, The Lion, Paris When It Sizzles, The 7th Dawn, Alvarez Kelly, Casino Royale (1967 film), The Devil's Brigade (film), The Wild Bunch, Wild Rovers, The Revengers (film), Breezy, Open Season (1974 film), The Towering Inferno, Network (film), Fedora (film), Damien: Omen II, Ashanti (film), The Earthling, When Time Ran Out, S.O.B. (1981 film) Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.