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"plainText": "As they say, like father, like son. Cowboy hero Tim Holt avidly followed in the boots of his famous character-actor dad, the granite-jawed Jack Holt (b. Charles John Holt), who appeared in hundreds of silents and talkies (many of them westerns) over the years. The two actually appeared together as father and son in the western The Arizona Ranger (1948), and Jack was glimpsed (as a hobo in the Mexican flophouse that Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, and Tim were staying in) in the classic The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). Also a part of the acting Holt clan was the beautiful \"prairie flower\" Jennifer Holt (nee Elizabeth Marshall Holt), Tim's younger sister, who appeared in scores of 1940s oaters. The three, however, never performed together in a single film.\n\nTim was born Charles John Holt, Jr. in Beverly Hills on February 5, 1918, to Jack and his wife, Margaret Woods, at a time when Jack was just making a dent in silent films. Nicknamed \"Tim\", he was raised on his father's ranch in Fresno, where he performed outside chores and learned to ride a horse. Tim, in fact, made his debut at age 10 in one of his father's westerns, The Vanishing Pioneer (1928), based on a Zane Grey story. He played Jack's character as a young boy.\n\nThe boyishly rugged, athletically inclined Tim attended military school in his teens, excelling in polo. While studying at college, he married his college sweetheart, Virginia Ashcroft, in 1938. At this point he decided to try to put together an acting career. Virginia herself made a very brief foray into acting.\n\nTim apprenticed at various stock companies before he eased his way back into films with an unbilled part in History Is Made at Night (1937). He then earned strong notices in the classic Barbara Stanwyck tearjerker Stella Dallas (1937) and as Olivia de Havilland's brother in Gold Is Where You Find It (1938). His horseback riding capabilities and fast-drawing technique quickly kicked in with The Law West of Tombstone (1938), and he joined a superb cast in John Ford's classic western Stagecoach (1939) as a by-the-book cavalry lieutenant.\n\nHardly confined to westerns at this early stage, Tim showed impressive acting abilities in comedy (Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)), adventures (Swiss Family Robinson (1940)), and high drama (Back Street (1941)), all for RKO Pictures. He reached an early peak when Orson Welles cast him against type as the cruel, malicious son George in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), a role Welles initially contemplated playing himself. By the mid '40s, however, Tim had settled into the western genre. He starred in a series of dusty RKO features partnered with comic Cliff Edwards by his side and also appeared solo elsewhere.\n\nWorld War II interrupted his thriving career. He was a decorated hero (Distinguished Flying Cross, Victory Medal, and Presidential Unit Citation among his awards) while serving in the Air Corps and was discharged with the rank of second lieutenant. Wounded over Tokyo on the last day of the war, he was also given the Purple Heart. He made an auspicious return to films in the role of Virgil Earp in Ford's My Darling Clementine (1946) and then continued in a somewhat lesser vein with \"B\"-level oaters. He came to the forefront one more time, co-starring with gold prospecting rivals Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston in John Huston's masterpiece The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), arguably the high point of Tim's entire film career, which rightfully earned him the best notices he ever received.\n\nRichard Martin became his second sidekick in another popular string of RKO westerns, with Tim repeatedly making the \"top ten\" ranks of money-making cowboy stars. Appearing almost exclusively for RKO from 1939 on, Tim eventually became disillusioned with the quality of his pictures and decided to abandon films after appearing in RKO's Desert Passage (1952) while still a popular draw. Divorced from his second wife, Alice Harrison, he retired for the most part to his Oklahoma ranch with his third wife, Berdee Stephens, and their three children. He later became a manager for a radio station in Oklahoma City. In 1957 he came out of retirement to head up the cast in the sci-fi horror film The Monster That Challenged the World (1957) and then quickly returned to obscurity.\n\nLittle was heard from Tim over the years save a co-starring role in a low-budget hillbilly moonshine extravaganza for exploitation king Herschell Gordon Lewis called This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971). He was diagnosed with bone cancer in August of 1972 and passed away rather quickly on February 15, 1973, shortly after his 54th birthday. Buried in Oklahoma, he was posthumously inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame in 1991 and was a recipient of the \"Golden Boot\" award in 1992."
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"bioHtml": "As they say, like father, like son. Cowboy hero Tim Holt avidly\nfollowed in the boots of his famous character-actor dad, the\ngranite-jawed <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0392442/\">Jack Holt</a> (b. Charles\nJohn Holt), who appeared in hundreds of silents and talkies (many of\nthem westerns) over the years. The two actually appeared together as\nfather and son in the western\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0040113/\">The Arizona Ranger (1948)</a>, and\nJack was glimpsed (as a hobo in the Mexican flophouse that\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0000007/\">Humphrey Bogart</a>,\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0404158/\">Walter Huston</a>, and Tim were staying in) in\nthe classic\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0040897/\">The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)</a>.\nAlso a part of the acting Holt clan was the beautiful "prairie flower"\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0392450/\">Jennifer Holt</a> (nee Elizabeth\nMarshall Holt), Tim's younger sister, who appeared in scores of 1940s\noaters. The three, however, never performed together in a single film.<br/><br/>Tim was born Charles John Holt, Jr. in Beverly Hills on February 5,\n1918, to Jack and his wife, Margaret Woods, at a time when Jack was\njust making a dent in silent films. Nicknamed "Tim", he was raised on\nhis father's ranch in Fresno, where he performed outside chores and\nlearned to ride a horse. Tim, in fact, made his debut at age 10 in one\nof his father's westerns,\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0019521/\">The Vanishing Pioneer (1928)</a>,\nbased on a <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0340719/\">Zane Grey</a> story. He played\nJack's character as a young boy.<br/><br/>The boyishly rugged, athletically inclined Tim attended military school\nin his teens, excelling in polo. While studying at college, he married\nhis college sweetheart,\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0038791/\">Virginia Ashcroft</a>, in 1938. At this\npoint he decided to try to put together an acting career. Virginia\nherself made a very brief foray into acting.<br/><br/>Tim apprenticed at various stock companies before he eased his way back\ninto films with an unbilled part in\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0029002/\">History Is Made at Night (1937)</a>.\nHe then earned strong notices in the classic\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0001766/\">Barbara Stanwyck</a> tearjerker\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0029608/\">Stella Dallas (1937)</a> and as\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0000014/\">Olivia de Havilland</a>'s brother in\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0030192/\">Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)</a>.\nHis horseback riding capabilities and fast-drawing technique quickly\nkicked in with\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0030350/\">The Law West of Tombstone (1938)</a>,\nand he joined a superb cast in\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0000406/\">John Ford</a>'s classic western\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0031971/\">Stagecoach (1939)</a> as a by-the-book\ncavalry lieutenant.<br/><br/>Hardly confined to westerns at this early stage, Tim showed impressive\nacting abilities in comedy\n(<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0031302/\">Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)</a>), adventures\n(<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0033124/\">Swiss Family Robinson (1940)</a>),\nand high drama (<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0033365/\">Back Street (1941)</a>),\nall for RKO Pictures. He reached an early peak when\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0000080/\">Orson Welles</a> cast him against type as the\ncruel, malicious son George in\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0035015/\">The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)</a>,\na role Welles initially contemplated playing himself. By the mid\n'40s,\nhowever, Tim had settled into the western genre. He starred in a series\nof dusty RKO features partnered with comic <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0249893/\">Cliff Edwards</a>\nby his side and also appeared solo elsewhere.<br/><br/>World War II interrupted his thriving career. He was a decorated hero\n(Distinguished Flying Cross, Victory Medal, and Presidential Unit\nCitation among his awards) while serving in the Air Corps and was\ndischarged with the rank of second lieutenant. Wounded over Tokyo on the\nlast day of the war, he was also given the Purple Heart. He made an\nauspicious return to films in the role of Virgil Earp in Ford's\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0038762/\">My Darling Clementine (1946)</a>\nand then continued in a somewhat lesser vein with "B"-level oaters. He\ncame to the forefront one more time, co-starring with gold prospecting\nrivals <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0000007/\">Humphrey Bogart</a> and\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0404158/\">Walter Huston</a> in\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0001379/\">John Huston</a>'s masterpiece\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0040897/\">The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)</a>,\narguably the high point of Tim's entire film career, which rightfully\nearned him the best notices he ever received.<br/><br/><a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0552955/\">Richard Martin</a> became his\nsecond sidekick in another popular string of RKO westerns, with Tim\nrepeatedly making the "top ten" ranks of money-making cowboy stars.\nAppearing almost exclusively for RKO from 1939 on, Tim eventually\nbecame disillusioned with the quality of his pictures and decided to\nabandon films after appearing in RKO's\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0044540/\">Desert Passage (1952)</a> while still\na popular draw. Divorced from his second wife, Alice Harrison, he\nretired for the most part to his Oklahoma ranch with his third wife,\nBerdee Stephens, and their three children. He later became a manager\nfor a radio station in Oklahoma City. In 1957 he came out of retirement\nto head up the cast in the sci-fi horror film\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0050722/\">The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)</a>\nand then quickly returned to obscurity.<br/><br/>Little was heard from Tim over the years save a co-starring role in a\nlow-budget hillbilly moonshine extravaganza for exploitation king\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0504496/\">Herschell Gordon Lewis</a> called\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0067850/\">This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971)</a>.\nHe was diagnosed with bone cancer in August of 1972 and passed away\nrather quickly on February 15, 1973, shortly after his 54th birthday.\nBuried in Oklahoma, he was posthumously inducted into the Western\nPerformers Hall of Fame in 1991 and was a recipient of the "Golden\nBoot" award in 1992.",
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