William Boyd’s Death – Cause and Date

The movie actor William Boyd died at the age of 77. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

After rising to fame as the title character in the Hopalong Cassidy films of the 1930s and ’40s, Boyd bought the rights to the books and movies featuring his famous character and created a highly successful Hopalong Cassidy television series.

Four out of five of his wives were actresses. After his marriage to Laura Maynard ended in divorce, he wed Ruth Miller, followed by Elinor Fair, Dorothy Sebastian, and Grace Bradley.

Quotes

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“The last thing you know about yourself is your effect.” (William Boyd)

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“When you experience bereavement at a youngish age, you suddenly realise that life is unjust and unfair, that bad things will happen, and you have to take that on board.” (William Boyd)

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“My novels are often about people who are in love or attracted to each other.” (William Boyd)

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“I can bore for England on the subject of James Bond. But I knew I couldn’t do it frivolously; I had to take it very seriously, however much fun I was having. And I had to make myself, you know, absolutely steeped in Bond and in Fleming and that world.” (William Boyd)

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“There’s a sense in all my novels that nothing is certain.” (William Boyd)