Alan Walbridge Ladd
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Sep 3, 1913 Hot Springs, AR |
| Died | Jan 29, 1964 Palm Springs, CA |
| Age | Died at 50 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery (Glendale) | |
Alan Ladd | |
| Job | Actor, film and television producer |
| Years active | 1932-64 |
| Known for | Cool and taciturn |
| Top Roles | Backwoodsman, Peter Van Hoek, Choya, Whispering Smith, Shane |
| Top Genres | Drama, Crime, Romance, War, Mystery, Western |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Ranchers, World War II, Pre-Code Cinema, Gangsters, Slapstick |
| Top Collaborators | Anthony Caruso, Arthur Loft, Frank Faylen, Frank Tuttle (Director), Veronica Lake, James Westerfield, Orson Welles, William Bendix |
| Shares birthday with | Kitty Carlisle, Mantan Moreland, Irene Papas, Heather Thatcher, Robert Middlemass see more.. |
Alan Ladd Overview:
Legendary actor, Alan Ladd, was born Alan Walbridge Ladd on Sep 3, 1913 in Hot Springs, AR. Ladd appeared in over 95 film roles. His best known films include This Gun For Hire, The Blue Dahlia, Shane, The Proud Rebel and The Carpetbaggers. Ladd died at the age of 50 on Jan 29, 1964 in Palm Springs, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery (Glendale) in Glendale, CA.
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Alan Ladd was cool and taciturn -- and too short at 5 feet 6 inches for 1930s films, therefore getting more work in radio than in movies. However, in the 1940s, he married astute agent, Sue Carol (second wife), and suddenly appeared as a kind of fair-haired avenging angel, teaming up with the equally pint-sized Veronica Lake and shooting to world stardom in This Gun for Hire. He then starred in a string of similar tough-guy films, but when the genre passed, so did his top stardom. He took to drink in later years, dying in bed from a mixture of medication and alcohol.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Alan Ladd's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #108 on May 12, 1954. Ladd was never nominated for an Academy Award.
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The Howards of Virginia, Boy on a Dolphin, Great Guns, Shane, Joan of Paris, Island of Lost Souls, Citizen Kane, Whispering Smith, Hell on Frisco Bay and The Deep Six.BlogHub Articles:
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By Mark on Feb 16, 2012 From Where Danger LivesMost people believe committed suicide, but the details surrounding his death are so convoluted no one can be sure what really happened. History is often guilty of erring on the side of sensationalism — but in Ladd’s case suicide is the logical assumption. In 1962 he was found l... Read full article
Great On Screen Couples: & Veronica Lake
By monty on Feb 20, 2011 From Noir and Chick FlicksThis duo made 4 films together plus one more where they played themselves. Their coming together as on screen partners was at first mainly out of physical necessity: Ladd was just 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall and the only actress then on the Paramount lot short enough to pair with him was Lake, who... Read full article
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