[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING WILLIAM HOLDEN'S 100TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

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                             HON. MIKE BOST

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2018

  Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of this year's 
marking of the 100th anniversary of movie icon William Holden's birth.
  William Holden was born William Franklin Beedle, Jr., in O'Fallon, 
Illinois in 1918. He and his family had a remarkable American story, 
with roots that could be traced all the way back to Mary Ball, mother 
of George Washington.
  William was one of the most popular actors in America in the 1950s 
and 1960s, starring in Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, The Wild Bunch, The 
Bridge on the River Kwai, and 1953's Stalag 17, a movie for which he 
won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He also won a Primetime Emmy 
Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his performance in the 1973 
television film The Blue Knight.
  William Holden is also recognized for his leadership and service to 
his country in the United States Air Force during World War II. For 
these reasons, I join many Illinoisans in honoring William Holden, one 
of O'Fallon, Illinois' most famous sons.

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