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When most people think of William Holden and the parts he played, they think of gritty characters such as Sheers (The Bridge on the River Kwai) and Pike Bishop (The Wild Bunch), or military men like Major Ferris (The 7th Dawn) and Lt. Col. Black (The Proud and the Profane), or even perhaps businessm read more

The 6th instalment of my beloved Golden Boy Blogathon took place last Tuesday and Wednesday to concord with what would have been the great William Holden’s 106th birthday. I was joined by the awesome Emily from The Flapper Dame to co-host and celebrate this phenomenal actor the way he should read more

The 6th edition of the Golden Boy Blogathon continues today on what would have been William Holden’s 106th birthday! As usual, it’s a pleasure to celebrate this unique actor with dedicated fellow bloggers like you! Day one was hosted by my wonderful co-host, Emily, from T read more

April. Despite its uncertain and unexpected weather, it’s definitely one of my favourite months of the year. Not only it’s my birthday, but fellow Aries William Holden, the ultimate ✨Golden Boy✨, was also born during that month, more precisely on April 17, 1918. Being a definite fan read more

Yeah, yeah, yeah! You’ve read that correctly. One of my favourite blogathons to host is back for a 6th edition this April! The 6th Golden Boy Blogathon, celebrating one of my very very favourite actors: the one and only William Holden! Furthermore, I’m thrilled that Emily from The read more

Broderick Crawford, Judy Holiday, and William Holden in “Born Yesterday” Born Yesterday (1950) is an American comedy directed by George Cukor and starring Broderick Crawford, Judy Holiday, and William Holden. Holiday recreated her role as Billie Dawn which she played on Broadway. Cr read more

William Holden and Gloria Swanson are prisoners of Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard (1950) is an American film noir directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, and Eric von Stroheim. The screenplay was written by Charles Brackett, Wilder, and D. M. Marshman Jr. The su read more

William Holden romances Kim Novak in “Picnic” Picnic (1955) is an American drama film directed by Joshua Logan and starring William Holden, Kim Novak, and Rosalind Russell. The film is based on the Broadway play of the same name by William Inge. The movie features Susan Strasberg, C read more

Jeanne Crain, William Holden, and Edmund Gwenn Apartment for Peggy (1948) is an American comedy-drama directed and written by George Seaton (Miracle on 34th Street) and starring Jeanne Crain, William Holden, and Edmund Gwenn. The supporting cast includes Gene Lockhart, Randy Stewart, Charles La read more

William Holden as Mr. Benedict. Between 1969 and 1972, William Holden made three Westerns: the first was a bona fide classic (Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch); the second was taken out of the director's control and became a notorious flop (Wild Rovers), and the third was a conventional revenge read more

The 5th Golden Boy Blogathon : A William Holden Celebration continues for a third and last day! Today is being hosted by Michaela from Love Letters to Old Hollywood. Please click on the following link to read day 3 entries and/or submit yours if you’re a participant : http://loveletterstooldho read more

Once in a while, the wonderful world of cinema creates matches made in Heaven (or wherever) when considering working collaborations between people in the film industry. We can think of actors and or/actresses who collaborated on many occasions due to their obvious chemistry, their power to make us l read more

Good morning (or afternoon or evening or night, depending on where you are in the world) and welcome to the 2nd day of The 5th Golden Boy Blogathon : A William Holden Celebration! Today, we’re exploring and reading more entries written for this blogging event, following day 1, hosted by Emily read more

The 5th Golden Boy Blogathon : A William Holden Celebration begins today! Make sure to visit Emily’s blog, The Flapper Dame, as she is hosting Day 1! The Flapper Dame Day 1 of The 5th William Holden Golden Boy Blogathon has arrived!!! I’m gonna be your host all day today!! Please keep in min read more

Well, well, well! Are we excited, or are we not? I am because I’m thrilled to announce that the Golden Boy Blogathon, honouring the one and only William Holden, is back this year for a fifth edition! Like it was the case for the 3rd and 4th edition, I’ll be co-hosting with the fanta read more

If you’re a William Holden fan (and, really, how can you NOT be?), you may have enjoyed this handsome and talented actor in such noirs as The Dark Past (1948), Sunset Boulevard (1950), and Union Station (1950), but you haven’t lived until you’ve seen him in a little-known gem called Young and read more

William Holden is a prisoner in “Stalag 17” Stalag 17 (1953) is an American comedy-drama directed by Billy Wilder set in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II. The film is based on the Broadway play of the same name written by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski. Beva read more

Today marks what would have been the 102nd birthday of my second most favourite actor, the one and only Golden Boy; William Holden! As you know, I’ve hosted a blogathon in his honour for four consecutive years. Sadly, I am not able to make it this year due to being  very busy with my master t read more

Holden as the brigade commander. A year after the boxoffice hit The Dirty Dozen (1967), David L. Wolper produced another World War II action film about a band of misfits transformed into an efficient combat unit. The differences are that The Devil's Brigade (1968) was based on fact and paints read more

The Flapper Dame Today is day one of three of the 4th Wonderful Golden Boy Blogathon and is also the actual day of William Holden’s Birthday!!!! He is 101 and still is and always will be a handsome man!! Michaela, Ginnie and I have a bunch of awesome entries to present so here we go! Maddy Lov read more