History Creator / WilliamHolden

He was born in O'Fallon, Illinois, but his family moved to South Pasadena, CA when he was three. He was discovered by a talent scout while acting in a high school play. He made his starring film debut in 1939 with ''Golden Boy'', which he followed the next year by playing George in the film adaptation of ''Our Town'', but UsefulNotes/WorldWarII service put his movie career on hold for a while. He received his biggest break in 1950, when he got the starring role in Creator/BillyWilder's ''Sunset Boulevard''. Holden scored hit after hit throughout the rest of that decade, winning a Best Actor UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for his performance as Sgt. J.J. Sefton in Wilder's ''Stalag 17'', a role which was typical of the cynical, world-weary, but basically honorable characters he played for most of his film career. He played in his share of romances and comedies, including ''Sabrina'', which led to RomanceOnTheSet with Creator/AudreyHepburn. He was also good friends with fellow actor and eventual President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, serving as the best man at Reagan's wedding to Nancy Davis.

He was born in O'Fallon, Illinois, but his family moved to South Pasadena, CA when he was three. He was discovered by a talent scout while acting in a high school play. He made his starring film debut in 1939 with ''Golden Boy'', which he followed the next year by playing George in the film adaptation of ''Our Town'', but UsefulNotes/WorldWarII service put his movie career on hold for a while. He received his biggest break in 1950, when he got the starring role in Creator/BillyWilder's ''Sunset Boulevard''. Holden scored hit after hit throughout the rest of that decade, winning a Best Actor UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for his performance as Sgt. Sefton in Wilder's ''Stalag 17'', a role which was typical of the cynical, world-weary, but basically honorable characters he played for most of his film career. He played in his share of romances and comedies, including ''Sabrina'', which led to RomanceOnTheSet with Creator/AudreyHepburn. He was also good friends with fellow actor and eventual President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, serving as the best man at Reagan's wedding to Nancy Davis.

He was born in O'Fallon, Illinois, but his family moved to South Pasadena, CA when he was three. He was discovered by a talent scout while acting in a high school play. He made his starring film debut in 1939 with ''Golden Boy'', which he followed the next year by playing George in the film adaptation of ''Our Town'', but UsefulNotes/WorldWarII put his movie career on hold for a while. He received his biggest break in 1950, when he got the starring role in Creator/BillyWilder's ''Sunset Boulevard''. Holden scored hit after hit throughout the rest of that decade, winning a Best Actor UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for his performance as Sgt. Sefton in Wilder's ''Stalag 17'', a role which was typical of the cynical, world-weary, but basically honorable characters he played for most of his film career. He played in his share of romances and comedies, including ''Sabrina'', which led to RomanceOnTheSet with Creator/AudreyHepburn. He was also good friends with fellow actor and eventual President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, serving as the best man at Reagan's wedding to Nancy Davis.

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He was born in O'Fallon, Illinois, but his family moved to South Pasadena, CA when he was three. He was discovered by a talent scout while acting in a high school play. He made his starring film debut in 1939 with ''Golden Boy'', which he followed the next year by playing George in the film adaptation of ''Our Town'', but UsefulNotes/WorldWarII put his movie career on hold for a while. In 1950 he received his biggest break when he got a starring role in Creator/BillyWilder's ''Sunset Boulevard''. Holden scored hit after hit throughout the decade, winning an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for his role in Wilder's ''Stalag 17''. His role in ''Stalag 17'' was typical of the cynical, world-weary, but basically honorable characters he played for most of his film career. He played in his share of romances and comedies, including ''Sabrina'', which led to RomanceOnTheSet with Creator/AudreyHepburn. He was also good friends with fellow actor and eventual President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, serving as the best man at Reagan's wedding to Nancy Davis.