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  1. According to the Los Angeles County Coroner's autopsy report, Holden bled to death in his apartment in Santa Monica, California, on November 12, 1981, after lacerating his forehead by slipping on a rug while intoxicated and hitting a bedside table.

  2. Dec 27, 2022 · The actor who played Joe Gillis in "Sunset Boulevard" died from blood loss after tripping over a rug in his apartment. He had a long history of alcoholism and bitterness about his Hollywood career.

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  3. Apr 23, 2024 · William Holden (born April 17, 1918, O’Fallon, Illinois, U.S.—found dead November 16, 1981, Santa Monica, California) was an American film star who perfected the role of the cynic who acts heroically in spite of his scorn or pessimism.

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  4. Nov 17, 1981 · William Holden, whose handsome face and easy, masculine manner made him the quintessential American in many movies, was found dead Monday morning in his apartment in Santa Monica. He was 63. He...

  5. Nov 17, 1981 · William Holden, the film star who won an Oscar in 1953 for his role in ''Stalag 17'' and who represented the manly, straightforward, romantic figure during a career of more than 40 years, was...

  6. Nov 17, 1981 · LOS ANGELES -- Oscar-winning actor William Holden was killed in a drunken fall at his beachfront apartment, in which he slipped on a throw rug and smashed his head on a bedside table, officials...

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  8. Nov 18, 1981 · The Los Angeles Coroner said today that the death of the actor William Holden sometime last week was probably accidental, the result of a fall. An assistant coroner said the actor had been...

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