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Photos courteous The Old Corral, a wonderful site preserving our memories of yesterdays heroes and heroines. The Old Corral has many more Tim Holt photos.  Tim HoltFebruary 5th, 1919 - February 15th, 1973 Tim Holt lived in Harrah, Oklahoma. Tim Holt was the son of Charles John "Jack" and Margaret (Woods) Holt. He was born Charles John Holt III on February 5, 1919, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California. He attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana. Holt debuted onscreen at age ten, playing his father's character as a child in The Vanishing Pioneer (1928). Tim was a "Top Ten" cowboy film star in the Motion Picture Herald and/or the Boxoffice polls for 1941-1943, and from 1948-1953. During World War II, he was an oft-decorated B-29 bomber in the Pacific arena.  He was rarely on screen after 1952. Tim Holt married Berdee Stephens in 1952. They moved to Oklahoma. A variety of jobs including a couple of years of personal appearance touring, work at radio stations, TV stations and other work which took the family to Iowa and Colorado. Holt even hosted a Saturday morning "Tim Holt Western Theater" on an Oklahoma City TV station circa 1959-1960. Tim Holt and his wife, resided in Harrah, Oklahoma. On February 15, 1973, at Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, at age 54, Tim Holt passed away from cancer. He is buried at Memory Lane Cemetery, Harrah, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma in an unmarked grave (specific burial location: 14th (north-south) row west of the northeast corner of section 4, 2nd grave south [immediately adjacent to the northernmost grave in the row]. His widow is still living (Nov 2003). | ||||||||||||||
 Tim Holt DayHarrah, Oklahoma, September 13, 1975 The Governor of Oklahoma proclaimed September 13 as 'Tim Holt Day', and ceremonies were held in Harrah, Oklahoma beginning in 1975. The Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City, Oklahoma September 7, 1975 page 205 Tim Holt Friends Due On Wednesday, Kathleen Freeman, vice president of the Screen Actors Guild of Hollywood, will dedicate Tim Holt Boulevard in Harrah.... She will join Saturday's parade and dedication ceremonies in Harrah. Ben Johnson, a Pawhuska rancher and actor, Harry Carey, Jr., cowboy star Art Davis, TV Star Noah Berry Jr. and David Sharp all friends of Holt's are among those expected to appear. Another lengthy article appears September 8, 1975 on page 17.  | ||||||||||||||
Rootsweb.com Social Security Death Index search for "Charles Holt".
1920 US Census, California, Los Angeles, Cahuenga Township, Crescent Precinct No. 2, January 24, 1920, Roll 102, Book 1, Page 253b (ED 34, Sheet 22B). 1930 US Census, California, Los Angeles, Assembly District #56, April 1930 (District 90) (ED 19-90, sheet 6A [195]). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma December 23, 1972 page 1 Tim Holt In Hospital Ex-Actor Fighting Cancer Shawnee - Tim Holt...seriously ill in Shawnee Medical Center suffering from bone cancer... The Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City, Oklahoma February 16, 1973 page 1, 2 (photo) Tim Holt Dead Former western movie actor Tim Holt died Thursday in Shawnee Memorial Hospital after a lengthy bout with cancer. The 54 year old Holt's problem with the disease began last August when he began experiencing a great deal of pain. He was admitted to the hospital in late November. Holt, whose movie career began in 1935 was noted for his portrayals in westerns, including "Stagecoach" with John Wayne and "My Darling Clementine" with Henry Fonda. Of the approximately 130 pictures he made, he was probably best known for his role as an itinerant American searching for gold in Mexico in "Treasure of the Sierra Madre." "I think 'Treasure' was his favorite role," his wife, the former Berdee Stephens, said "because of working with Humphrey Bogart and the two Hustons, Walter and John." Holt was also known for an out-of-character role as a Nazi officer in "Hitler's Children" in 1943. The highly successful anti-Nazi picture was made shortly before Holt entered the U. S. Army Air corps. He served in the South Pacific as a lieutenant and flew several missions over Japan as a bombardier on B-29s. Holt was born in Hollywood and was the son of silent film western star Jack Holt. He came to Oklahoma in 1947 when "I met a girl who worked for the school board... and decided to stay here," he said. He commuted back and forth to California until 1954 when he gave up motion pictures for good. Holt was never known for his love of the limelight. "I never did feel there was anything mystic about Hollywood," he once said. "I never really did like it." In recent years Holt, who made his home in Harrah, concentrated mainly on radio work in the Oklahoma City area, with occasional side trips to California to appear in television shows. He originally started with KLPR AM in 1961 and went to KEBC AM last year as advertising manager. Holt was elected to the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and was a member of the Screen Actor's Guild. Services are tentatively planned for 2 pm Monday at the Harrah United Methodist Church with burial in Memory Lane Cemetery in Harrah directed by Wilson Funeral Home, Harrah. Other survivors include three sons, Lance, Roseland, NY; and Jack and Jay, both of the home; a daughter, Bryanna, of the home, and a sister, Mrs. Jennifer Holt Cardinal, Santa Barbara, California. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma February 20, 1973 page 7 Holt Funeral Quiet, Dignified Tim Holt, the cowboy movie actor who shunned the limelight and chose the community of Harrah as his home, was buried in the cemetery there Monday. His funeral undoubtedly was one he would have approved of. For two hours Monday afternoon, friends came to the United Methodist Church of Harrah to pay their respects. There was no fanfare, no sermon. There was no service. In a room at the back of the sanctuary, Holt's wife, the former Berdee Stephens, surrounded by members of the family, greeted visitors. Some of them then went to sit for a few minutes in the sanctuary, where Holt's body lay in a closed, flag draped coffin. The sanctuary was filled with sprays of flowers sent by friends and admirers... It was Mrs. Holt's decision not to have a formal service.... He died Thursday, 10 days after reaching the age of 54... When the casket was finally rolled out the door, Holt's wife, his three sons, Lance, Jack and Jay, his daughter, Bryanna, his sister, Mrs. Jennifer Cardinal, and other members of the family followed it slowly. Only the family went to the cemetery. | ||||||||||||||
 Chester Gould patterned his famed detective, jut-jawed Dick Tracy in 1931, after his favorite film star, Jack Holt. Dropping out of Virginia Military Institute as a teenager, Jack Holt held down a variety of tough, he-man jobs before settling into film acting in 1913. As a virile action hero he flourished in the 1920s in the late-silent productions. Holt was one of highest paid stars of the silent era. After serving as a major in World War II, he returned to films as a supporting actor. Jack and Margaret remained married through Holt's death, although the couple had not lived together for many years. | ||||||||||||||
 Born Elizabeth Marshall Holt (November 10, 1920, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California - September 21, 1997, Dorset, England).She used several screen names, but is most remembered as Jennifer Holt. Her brother, Tim, secured her the femme lead in a Hopalong Cassidy western. She also did a bunch of B westerns in the 1940s, co-starring with Johnny Mack Brown, Rod Cameron, Lash LaRue, Eddie Dean, and others. She married actor William Blakewell, they divorced in the 1950s. She is listed as Mrs. Jennifer Holt Cardinal, Santa Barbara, California, in her brother, Tim's 1973 obituary. See Jennifer Holt Remembered | ||||||||||||||
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