What is William Holden?
{{Infobox person | name = William Holden | image = Holden-portrait.jpg | image_size = 240 | caption = Holden in a publicity photo, 1954 | birth_name = {{nowrap|William Franklin Beedle, Jr.}} | birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|04|17}} | birth_place = [[O'Fallon, Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = {{nowrap|{{Death date and age|1981|11|12|1918|04|17|mf=y}}}} | death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Exsanguination|bleeding]] following a fall | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1938–1981 | spouse = {{marriage|[[Brenda Marshall]]|1941|1971}} (divorced) | party =[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fan.tcm.com/_The-Republicans-of-Classic-Hollywood/blog/4001537/66470.html|title=The Republicans of Classic Hollywood|publisher=fan.tcm.com|accessdate=January 7, 2013|archive-date=February 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212073213/http://fan.tcm.com/_The-Republicans-of-Classic-Hollywood/blog/4001537/66470.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} '''William Holden''' (April 17, 1918 - November 12, 1981) was an American actor. He was born in [[O'Fallon, Illinois]] on April 17 1918 and moved to [[South Pasadena, California|South Pasadena]], [[California]] when he was three. He was a star during the golden age of [[Hollywood]]. He began his career [[western movie|western]] movies, including ''[[Arizona (movie)|Arizona]]'' and ''[[Texas (1941 movie)|Texas]]''. Holden starred in ''[[The Man from Colorado]]'' and ''[[Rachel and the Stranger]]''. He won an [[Academy Award]] for Best Actor in ''Stalag 17''. He was also nominated twice more for ''[[Sunset Boulevard]]'' (1951) and ''[[Network (movie)|Network]]'' (1976). Among his best works in film highlights ''[[Submarine Command]]'' (1951), ''[[Sabrina (1954 movie)|Sabrina]]'' (1954), ''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' (1957). He starred with [[John Wayne]] in ''[[The Horse Soldiers]]'' (1957), and with [[Richard Widmark]] in ''Alvarez Kelly'' (1966