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'''William Franklin Holden''' (né '''Beedle Jr.'''; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. Holden 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 or Anthology Series or Movie]] for the television miniseries ''[[The Blue Knight (film)|The Blue Knight]]'' (1973). Holden starred in some of Hollywood's most popular and critically acclaimed films, including ''[[Sunset Boulevard (film)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' (1950), ''[[Sabrina (1954 film)|Sabrina]]'' (1954), ''[[Picnic (1955 film)|Picnic]]'' (1955), ''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' (1957), ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'' (1969) and ''[[Network (1976 film)|Network]]'' (1976). He was named one of the "[[Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll|Top 10 Stars of the Year]]" six times (1954–1958, 1961), and appeared as 25th on the [[American Film Institute]]'s list of [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars|25 greatest male stars]] of [[Classical Hollywood cinema]].
J.D Salinger used William Holden’s surname Holden, to name his famous character, Holden Caulfield.
==Early life and education==
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