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I don't really know why, but danger has always been an important thing in my life - to see how far I could lean without falling, how fast I could go without cracking up.

William Holden

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William Holden
Age: 63 †
Born: 1918
Born: April 17
Died: 1981
Died: November 16
Actor
Film Actor
Television Actor
O'Fallon
Illinois
Without
Important
Thing
Cracking
Really
Lean
Always
Falling
Life
Fast
Danger
Fall

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