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Events on Wednesday 17 April 1918 1
1918 – 1981William Holden (1918-1981)Died 16 November 1981, aged 63American actor William Holden, star of films including Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17 and The Bridge on the River Kwai, died in Santa Monica, California, on 16 November 1981. He had won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Stalag 17. He was found dead in his apartment several days after suffering a fall.