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 (AUDREY HEPBURN & WILLIAM HOLDEN original autograph signed vintage 8x10 photo) was sold in October 2019 for $1950.00 while the cheapest item (The Films of William Holden by Lawrence J. Quirk Stated First, Appears Signed) found a new owner for $1.50 in May 2021. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2020 with an average selling price of $123.50 for an autographed item of William Holden. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2010 with $200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $10.00 was June 2019. In average, an autographed item from William Holden is worth $42.00.
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AUTHENTIC William Holden Signed in person AUTOGRAPH ON B&W PHOTO 17.5cm X 13 | $139.00 | ||
EDITH KING Signed VINTAGE 1940s Movie Still TV Stage FILM ACTRESS William Holden | $39.95 | ||
Golden Boy : The Untold Story of William Holden Bob Thomas Signed 1st edition | $45.00 | ||
Signed William Holden 8x10 Photo AUTOGRAPH The Blue Knight/Sunset Boulevard AUTO | $149.95 | ||
VINTAGE ACTOR WILLIAM HOLDEN HAND-SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8” x 10” PHOTO | $22.50 | ||
WILLIAM HOLDEN Hand Signed 8x10 Autographed Photo w/COA - | $99.99 | ||
WILLIAM HOLDEN PSA DNA Coa Hand Signed Vintage Album Page Autograph | $149.00 | ||
WILLIAM HOLDEN SIGNED SCRAPBOOK PAGE CUT AUTOGRAPH | $34.49 | ||
William Holden Signed Sepia Tone Original Publicity Photo 8x10 PSA/DNA COA | $123.50 | ||
WILLIAM HOLDEN vintage ink signature with Sepia Photo for display | $39.50 |