on his birthday, William Holden, known for movies like "Sunset Boulevard (1950)", "Sabrina (1954)", "Picnic (1955)", "The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)", "The World of Suzie Wong (1960)", "The Wild Bunch (1969)" and "The Towering Inferno (1974)".

In 1953 he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as J.J. Sefton in the war movie "Stalag 17 (1953)".