Nat Holt
American film producer
Nat Holt (1893–1971) was an American film producer, best known for making Westerns.
He was under contract to RKO in the 1940s then produced a variety of Westerns that were released by other studios. In the late 1950s he moved to television producing such series as Tales of Wells Fargo, Shotgun Slade and The Tall Man.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q23613875. VIAF identifies the subject as 106998054. The Library of Congress control number is no94044032. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1893 and 1971.
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