Editing William Holden (section)

===Paramount===
Holden appeared uncredited in ''[[Prison Farm (film)|Prison Farm]]'' (1939) and ''[[Million Dollar Legs (1939 film)|Million Dollar Legs]]'' (1939) at Paramount.

A version of how he obtained his stage name "Holden" was given by George Ross of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in 1939: "William Holden, the lad just signed for the coveted lead in ''Golden Boy'', used to be Bill Beadle{{sic}}. And here is how he obtained his new movie tag. On the [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]] lot is an assistant director and scout named [[Harold A. Winston|Harold Winston]]. Not long ago, he was divorced from the actress, [[Gloria Holden]], but carried the torch after the marital rift. Winston was one of those who discovered the ''Golden Boy'' newcomer and who renamed him—in honor of his former spouse!"<ref>Ross, George. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19390412&id=PE0bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2114,5630453 "Broadway: ''Golden Boy''"], ''The Pittsburgh Press'', April 12, 1939, p. 23.</ref>