David Holt
Birthday: 14 August 1927, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Birth Name: David Jack Holt
Actor, songwriter ("What Every Girl Should Know"), author and publisher, David Holt was educated at Long's Professional School and the Westlake College of Music in Hollywood. He was a c ...Show More
Because I could dance my folks went through hell so I could be in movies. But I didn't dance in pict Show more
Because I could dance my folks went through hell so I could be in movies. But I didn't dance in pictures. I cried! At one point I had polio, which I believe was a result of the stress I felt in the studios. My parents broke up. My father resented that I was paid so much more than he was. When it was all over there was no money. Hide
On adjusting to public school: "My life was hell. My mother made me wear short pants - white short p Show more
On adjusting to public school: "My life was hell. My mother made me wear short pants - white short pants. Every boy in that school wanted to punch out the 'movie star,' 'cry-baby,' 'sissy,' and most of them tried. Fortunately, I had been scheduled to do a picture with Max Baer that was cancelled when he lost the championship. But we'd gotten friendly and he taught me how to box - really box. I whipped more asses at that school." Hide
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