Next April, we will celebrate the wonderful William Holden’s centenary. And, as you know, I’m a big fan of him and want to make things big for the occasion.
So, I invite you all to participate The Third Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Centenary Celebration! This year, things will be different as I join forces with my blogger friends Michaela from Love Letters to Old Hollywood and Emily from The Flapper Dame. Who said millennials didn’t like “old” actors. đ Anyway, I am so honoured these fine ladies accepted to help with for this event!
Here are the steps and rules for you if you want to participate in the blogathon:
1- Choose a subject. It can be anything related to William Holden, but don’t forget that our objective is to honour him.
- Because we want as many participants as possible for this special edition of the blogathon, we will allow duplicates, but not more than two people on the same subject!
- We allow you to write a maximum of two entries.
2- Please submit your subject here in the comments or on Emily‘s blog or Michaela‘s. Tell us your topic, the name of your blog, plus its URL.
3- Once your subject is confirmed, grab one of these beautiful banners and include it on your blog in order to help us promote the blogathon. These were designed by Michaela and we LOVE them!
4- The blogathon will start on April 15 and will end on April 17, 2018. Michaela will host the first day (15), Emily will host the second day, and I’ll host the last one (17). Please, make sure to have your entries ready on time!
5- On the blogathon dates, each one of us will update a new post where you will be able to submit your entry.
Please help us spread the word about the blogathon. Talk about it to your blogger friends, share it on various social media, etc. We want to have as many participants as possible. Golden Holden deserves this honour!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
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To guide you… Subjects already claimed twice
- Picnic (1955)
- Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
- Stalag 17 (1953)
- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Here are the participating blogs and their subjects!
- Love Letters to Old Hollywood – Born Yesterday (1950)
- The Flapper Dame– Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
- The Wonderful World of Cinema – TBH
- Coffee, Classics, & Craziness – The Horse Soldiers (1959)
- Taking Up Room– Sabrina (1954)
- Juliet Campbell (Guest atThe Wonderful World of Cinema) – The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
- 4 Star Films– Picnic (1955)
- I â¤ď¸ Bill Holden – Breezy (1973)
- Cinema Cities – William Holden Oscar nominate roles (Sunset Blvd., Stalag 17, and Network)
- CrĂtica RetrĂ´ – Picnic (1955)
- Thoughts All Sorts – The Wild Bunch (1969)
- Anybody Got a Match? – Holden and Audrey Hepburn’s relationship
- 39 Frames – Sunset Boulevard (1950)
- Old Hollywood Films – Holden’s appearance on I Love Lucy
- Dubsism – “Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies” installment on Stalag 17
- The Midnite Drive-In – The Devil’s Brigade (1968)
- Lalarukh Aga (guest at The Wonderful World of Cinema) – Holden video tribute
- Vinnieh – The Key (1958)
- Caftan Woman – The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
- The Story Enthusiast – Dear Ruth (1947)
- Silver Screen Classics – Invisible Stripes (1939)
- Musings of a Classic Film Addict – Bill Holden tribute
- The Stop Button – The Moon Is Blue (1953)
- LA Explorer – The Fleet’s In (1942)
- Whimsically Classic – Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
- Krimson Kimono – The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
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We are all very impatient for this event to start! For some entertainment, I invite you to watch my fun video trailer announcing Bill’s centenary.
See you in April!
– If you are interesting to make a donation to the William Holden Wildlife Foundation fund created by Stephanie Powers in 1982, please click here. This can be another way to please our golden boy!
Yay! I’d love to talk about Holden’s character in ‘The Horse Soldiers’. đ
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Awesome! We’re glad to have you on board!
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Hi Virginie! This sounds great–I’d like to review “Sabrina,” please. đ
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Excellent choice! Thanks for participating đ
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You’re very welcome, and thanks for letting me join! This will be fun. đ
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Itll be “The Counterfeit Traitor” for me Virginie
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Great Juliet! I’ll put you as a guest on my blog đ
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Virginie…also thinking of” William Holden…my perspective” cant make up my mind out of that and” The Counterfeit Traitor”
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Ok, you’ll let me know! đ
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That’s funny you announced this. I was going to announce my third annual Bette Davis Blogathon tonight too.
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Oh great coincidence!
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I’m seeing “Sunset Boulevard” on the big screen next week too by the way.
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Lucky! I saw it twice on big screen already. It’s a great experience!
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Cool. I will have to decide on a topic for this. I think I will write a profile on his life for this event.
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Hello! Could I cover William Holden with a piece on Picnic?
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Sure! Thanks for your interest in the blogathon đ
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Hi Virginie. Could I write about Sabrina please?
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Sure! đ
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Can I review Holden in Omen II (1978)? love Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews
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Sure! đ
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Thanks, Be good to see this one again.
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I’ll be writing about Breezy, as we’ve talked about đ
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Yay I’ve enjoyed participating in this blogathon the past 2 years, so of course I’d like to join in for the big centenary!
I’d like to write about his work in the 3 movies he was Oscar-nominated for: Sunset Blvd., Stalag 17, and Network.
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Good idea! Thanks for joining đ
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I’m jumping in! Is Picnic still available for one more post?
Kisses!
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It is! Thanks for joining! đ
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Hey Virginie! Do you mind if I do a piece on Bill’s relationship to Audrey Hepburn? I think it’ll be fun to explore!
Cheers!
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Haha no I donât mind XD. Excellent idea
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Thanks!
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I’m primarily a sports blogger, but I’m also a classic film guy. That’s why I do a series called “Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies.” I’m proposing an installment in that series where the JJ Sefton character from Stalag 17 had lived today, he would be the ultimate “show me the money” sports agent.
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Hum that sounds like a good idea! Any bloggers are welcomed! But just to help me, how would you entitle your entry?
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Title – Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume X: Stalag 17″ That’s how all posts in that series are titled. My excerpt would be something like “How William Holden was the world’s first big-time sports agent.” The theme is JJ Sefton is a guy who will do business with anybody, which make a lot of people think he’s a scumbag, but at the end of the day, he does a lot of good things for a lot of people.
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Ok! Sounds cool! đ
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Hey Virginie. Could you put me back down on the roster for topic to be decided. I said I would do a life profile, but I’m not going to have the time to write a lengthy article on his life. I would have resumed my journalism studies by then. Plus, things are a lot more hectic now that I’m living with my boyfriend back interstate where I’m from. I will come up with something that won’t take as long.
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Ok! đ
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I’d like to write about The Key if that’s OK.
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Sure! đ
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Great.
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Hi. I would like to participate with a piece on The Remarkable Andrew, an adorable 1942 movie.
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Lovely film! Thanks for joining! đ
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Hi Virginie. Please put me down for “Paris When It Sizzles” ( 1964 ) thanks. I still want to do the life profile, as I prefer to think outside the square instead of picking movies all the time, and it is his centenary, so I’m going to make time to do it. You can put me down for that too.
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Actually just leave it as “Paris When It Sizzles”, because I know I’m not going to have time.
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Awesome! đ
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Hi! Could I possibly do a general tribute post? Bill is one of my favorites and I was so bummed when I didn’t get the time to participate in this blogathon last year, so I need to do him justice for his centenary! My blog is at https://musingsofaclassicfilmaddict.wordpress.com . Thank you!
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A tribute sounds good! Thanks for joining đ
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I would like to write about “Miss Grant Takes Richmond.”
whimsicallyclassic.wordpress.com
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Great choice! đ
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Hello,
I’d like to write about The Fleet’s In for LA Explorer.
Thanks!
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Itâs yours! đ
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Could I do “The Moon is Blue” for the Stop Button?
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Sure Andrew! Thanks for joining!
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Hi Virginie. I’m sorry, but I’m afraid I’m not going to be able to take part in this blogathon anymore. If anyone else wants to write about Sabrina they can do now. So sorry.
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Oh ok đ We’re sad to see you leaving but we understand! Thanks for telling me
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I just noticed that somebody else is also writing about “Paris When It Sizzles”. I will choose another topic, but I don’t know what.
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No need Crystal, duplicates are allowed!
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Yeah I know that, but I just don’t want to write about the same thing as somebody else. I will do something different.
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ok
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Hey Virginie. I think I will change my topic to “The Towering Inferno”. I see that hasn’t been chosen yet.
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Great choice!
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Hi Virginie. I’m really sorry but I have to bow out of this blogathon. My journalism lecturer has just sent me a whole stack of assignments to complete. All assignments have to be in by the end of the month, but because I’m going on a cruise on the 24th, I only have a week to complete about five or six assignments. This is very very tough, but if I can’t get them all done, I will have to re-enroll in the last five modules, which is not really a issue. Also, due to the huge strain that I’m under with my studies, I’ve been stressing out and I’m suffering from headaches yet again.
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I understand! No problem!
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Hi Virginie, Last minute entry. I’d like to cover THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957). Dan http://crimsonkimono.com
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No problem! The more the merrier! đ
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Hi Virginie! I’m hoping to do a last minute post on Rachel and the Stranger (1948). I just have to finish a post that was due Saturday first…
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Awesome! đ
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I was overwhelmed with my commitments for the Outer Space Blogathon, but I finally managed to find time for this.
http://midnitedrive-in.blogspot.com/2018/04/fighting-good-fight.html
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Thanks! We will link it to day 2!
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Thanks! I’m impatient to read that! đ
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My post for The Bridge on the River Kwai is up. Thanks for hosting! http://crimsonkimono.com/2018/william-holden-in-the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai/
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Thanks!
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Hello, here’s my entry on Damien, Omen II for the blogathon. https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2018/04/17/damien-omen-ii-1978/ Love Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews
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Thank you!
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Hope I’ve made in time for Day 3!
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You have!
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Phew, time zones suck at times!!
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