Stanley Holden (27 January 1928 – 11 May 2007), born Stanley Herbert Waller, was a British American ballet dancer and choreographer.Born in London, he joined the Royal Ballet in 1944 and won notice for performing numerous character roles, especially "Widow Simone" in the 1960 production of La fille mal gardée by Frederick Ashton. After retiring in 1969, he moved to California to teach and perform.He died from heart disease and colon cancer in Thousand Oaks, California. He is survived by a wife Judy Holden,and two daughters and one son from his previous marriage to Stella Farrance who was also a Ballet dancer in the Royal Ballet.
My mother pushed me into show biz, and it has been an incredible journey. The '94 Northridge quake caused $250,000 worth of damage to my house, and two weeks later I almost died from a heart inflammation. Still, the highs - performing and teaching - far outweighed the lows. America has been wonderful to me, and I tingle at the thought of what I've accomplished.
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