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William Holden

William Holden
Born: 1918-04-17
Died: 1981-11-16
IMDB Filmography






Oct
16
2011

A neglected house

Sunset Boulevard
From: Sunset Boulevard

It was a great, big, white elephant of a place. The kind crazy movie people built in the crazy '20s. A neglected house gets an unhappy look. This one had it in spades.

William Holden (Joe Gillis)
File Updated: 2017-10-28

#Halloween
#Movies
#Housing
Jan
29
2011

All very queer

Sunset Boulevard
From: Sunset Boulevard

It was all very queer. But queerer things were yet to come.

William Holden (Joe Gillis)
File Updated: 2017-10-28

#Gay
#Mystery
#Concern
Jan
04
2011

It's the pictures that got small

Sunset Boulevard
From: Sunset Boulevard

You're Norma Desmond! You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big. –I am big. It's the pictures that got small.

William Holden (Joe Gillis) | Gloria Swanson (Norma Desmond)
File Updated: 2017-10-28

#Movies
#Acting
#Ego
#AFI Top 100 Quotes
#Conceit
May
21
2002

I always follow my heart

The Bridge On The River Kwai
From: The Bridge On The River Kwai

What makes you so sure you'll get a medical discharge? –Because I'm a civilian at heart, lover, and I always follow my heart.

Ann Sears (Nurse at Siamese hospital) | William Holden (Cmdr. Shears)
#Medical
#Military
#Love
#Philosophy

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Died Today

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Died This Year

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