Robert Goulet

The error resulted from an offhand remark Goulet made to a group of reporters when he first became famous. Holden was cremated; his ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean. The longstanding report, repeated in many reference books, that Goulet's real name is Stanley Applebaum is false.
. He has gained popularity with younger generations thanks to comedian Will Ferrell's recurring over-the-top impersonation of him on Saturday Night Live. It is believed that Holden's death is mentioned in the song Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega: "I open up the paper there's a story of an actor / Who had died While he was drinking it was no one I had heard of". Goulet remains popular in Las Vegas and performs in hotels and in concerts around the world. He bled to death from this injury.

Wrong", as an insecure TV host. Holden had been heavily intoxicated and slipped on a rug in his apartment gashing his head on a table. In 1996, he appeared in Ellen DeGeneres' first starring vehicle, "Mr. He died of a fall at his home in Santa Monica, California in 1981 (his body was found on 16 November, but forensic evidence suggested he had died on 12 November). In 1993, he played himself in the Simpsons episode "$pringfield." In that episode, he sang the well-known "Jingle Bells (Batman Smells)" although he has yet to record the song commerically. Holden spent much of his time owning and managing an animal preserve in Africa. In 1991, Goulet starred, along with John Putch and Hillary Bailey Smith, in the unsold television series pilot Acting Sheriff. The couple had two sons, and he adopted the daughter of his wife's first marriage.

He was absent from the screen for seven years until he was cast by Tim Burton as a houseguest blown through the roof by Beetlejuice and also played himself in Bill Murray's Scrooged (both 1988). Holden was married to Brenda Marshall from 1941 to 1971, when they divorced. He recorded the song "Atlantic City (My Old Friend)" for Applause Records in 1982. That led in turn to the last phase of his career, beginning with The Wild Bunch and ending with Network, in which Holden played the older version of the character he had perfected in the 1950s, now more jaded and aware of his own mortality. His last movie was S.O.B.. His first acting role was in His and Hers (1964), but it was not until an appearance as a singer in Louis Malle's Atlantic City (1981) that Goulet was given critical acclaim. By the early 1960s he appeared to be sleepwalking through many of his roles. Goulet began working in films in 1962, providing the singing voice of one of the characters in the animated feature "Gay Purr-ee". Holden had for many years suffered from alcoholism and severe depression.

Goulet began a recording career with Columbia Records in 1962 which resulted in more than 15 albums. Holden also starred in more than his share of forgettable movies, forced by the studios that held his contract to keep him working. After Camelot's run, Goulet was booked on The Danny Thomas Show and The Ed Sullivan Show, which made him a household name among American audiences. He also played a number of sunnier parts in light comedy with just as much success, such as the tutor in Born Yesterday and Humphrey Bogart's younger brother in Sabrina. Goulet received favorable reviews, most notably for his show-stopping romantic ballad "If Ever I Would Leave You". His career took off after he returned from World War II, as he played a series of roles that mixed his good looks and cynical detachment: the down at the heels screenwriter in Sunset Boulevard, the prisoner of war entrepreneur in Stalag 17, the dangerous wanderer in Picnic and the ill-fated prisoner in The Bridge on the River Kwai. In October of 1960, Camelot opened in Toronto, briefly ran for a four-week engagement in Boston, and finally opened on Broadway in December of that year. His first starring role was in 1939's Golden Boy, in which he played a boxer who wants to be a violinist.

Lerner and Loewe, impressed by Goulet's talent, signed the virtual newcomer to play the part, opposite Richard Burton's King Arthur and Julie Andrews' Queen Guinevere. His first role was in Prison Farm the following year. In 1959, Goulet was introduced to librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe, who were having difficulty casting the role of Lancelot in their stage production Camelot. In 1937, while still in college, he was signed to a movie contract. He became a semi-finalist in 1952 on CBC-TV’s Pick The Stars which led to other network appearances on shows like Singing Stars Of Tomorrow and Opportunity Knocks. His father was an industrial chemist and his mother a teacher. Goulet continued voice training through 1952-1954 with famed oratorio baritone George Lambert and Ernesto Vinci on a Royal Conservatory Of Music scholarship. Born William Franklin Beedle Jr. in O'Fallon, Illinois, he moved with his wealthy family to Pasadena, California when he was three.

Goulet won a scholarship to Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music, where he studied acting and singing. William Holden (April 17, 1918 - November 12, 1981) was an American film actor. Soon after, Goulet became a radio announcer for CKUA. For the California Lieutenant Governor by this name, please see William Holden (politician).. Turner’s famous voice school in Edmonton and then later studied at Jean Letourneau’s music school. For the North Carolina Governor by this name, please see William Woods Holden. Joseph's High School and began studying at Herbert G. Prison Farm (1938).