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- Category: Motion pictures
- Star rank: 1322
- Address:
7012 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
- GPS location:
34.101418, -118.341957
William Haines
Biography
Charles William “Billy” Haines (January 2, 1900 – December 26, 1973) was an American film actor and interior designer. He was a star of the silent era until the 1930s, when Haines’ career was cut short by MGM Studios due to his refusal to deny his homosexuality. Haines never returned to film and instead started a successful interior design business with his life partner and was supported by friends in Hollywood.
Fact file
- Born: Charles William Haines January 2, 1900 Staunton, Virginia, United States
- Died: December 26, 1973 (aged 73) Santa Monica, California, United States
- Occupation: Actor, interior designer
- Years active: 1922–1934
- Partner: Jimmie Shields
Read more about William Haines at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Sycamore and Orange
- Go east and cross Orange
- Go west and cross Sycamore
- Cross to the north side of Hollwood near Sycamore
- Cross to the north side of Hollwood near Orange
Nearby you will also find Patty Duke, Fred Niblo, Ted Turner, Cybill Shepherd, Jack Lalanne, Alice Cooper, Gene Autry, David O Selznick, Jo Van Fleet, Monte Hale, and many others.