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 in 2007, aged 79. His former wife Stella Farrance was also a dancer in the Royal Ballet. References External links Profile of Stanley Holden Dance Center 1928 births 2007 deaths Ballet choreographers English male ballet dancers British emigrants to the United States Deaths from colorectal cancer Deaths from cancer in California