William Franklin Holden (born 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 (1973). Holden starred in some of Hollywood's most popular and critically acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), Picnic (1955), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The Wild Bunch (1969) and Network (1976). He was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times (1954–1958, 1961), and appeared as 25th on the American Film Institute's list of 25 greatest male stars of Classical Hollywood cinema. More about William Holden
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Holden was born William Franklin Beedle Jr. on April 17, 1918, in O'Fallon, Illinois, son of Mary Blanche Beedle (née Ball), a schoolteacher, and her husband, William Franklin Beedle Sr., an industrial chemist. He had two younger brothers, Robert Westfield Beedle and Richard Porter Beedle. One of his father's grandmothers, Rebecca Westfield, was born in England, while some of his mother's ancestors settled in Virginia's Lancaster County after emigrating from England in the 17th century. His brother Robert ("Bobbie") became a U.S. Navy fighter pilot and was killed in action in World War II, over New Ireland, a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific.The most expensive item with a signature of William Holden (Signed Paramount William Holden Studio Shot 1956 Photograph By Bud Fraker) was sold in March 2017 for £435.00 while the cheapest item (WILLIAM HOLDEN 1918-1981 COLUMBIA PICTURES PRE-PRINTED SIGNATURE REVEILLE - BILL) found a new owner for £0.99 in June 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2022 with an average selling price of £65.00 for an autographed item of William Holden. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2017 with £435.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2020. In average, an autographed item from William Holden is worth £52.00.
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1940s Original Signed Photograph - Actor William Holden | £5.00 | ||
ULTRA RARE ORIG HAND SIGNED LETTER FROM WILLIAM HOLDEN, THE WILD BUNCH-1941 | £41.00 | ||
William Holden autograph | £65.00 | ||
William Holden Autograph | £95.00 | ||
WILLIAM HOLDEN OIGINAL SIGNED PAGE. SABRINA | £19.99 | ||
WILLIAM HOLDEN ORIGINAL SIGNED PAGE. SABRINA | £75.00 | ||
William Holden Signed Photograph | £65.00 | ||
William Holden Silver Screen Sketch Card Limited 01/30 Dr. Dunk Signed | £5.56 | ||
William Holden Silver Screen Sketch Card Limited 02/30 Dr. Dunk Signed | £5.51 | ||
William Holden vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £68.77 |