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Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd was an American film actor.

Ladd was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and died in Palm Springs, California of an overdose of alcohol and sedatives.

After first becoming a star with his performance as a hitman with a conscience in This Gun for Hire (1942), he became most famous for his starring role as a gunfighter in the classic 1953 western Shane. He was sometimes listed as Allan Ladd in credits. His son Alan Ladd Jr. became a motion picture executive and producer.

Alan Ladd was married to silent film actress Sue Carol. Sue Carol was his manager.

On his passing in 1964, he was entombed in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.


Note: This profile was written in or before 2005.

Alan Ladd Facts

Birth NameAlan Walbridge Ladd Jr.
OccupationActor
BirthdaySeptember 3, 1913
SignVirgo
BirthplaceHot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Date of deathJanuary 29, 1964 (Palm Springs, California, USA, age 50)
Height5' 6" (1m68)  How tall is Alan Ladd compared to you?

Selected Filmography

Shane
Her First Romance
The Proud Rebel
Film Noir 10-Movie Spotlight Collection
Classic Westerns, 10-Movie Collection: When Daltons Rode / The Virginian / Whispering Smith / The Spoilers / Comanche Territory / Sierra / Kansas Raiders / Tomahawk / Albuquerque / Texas Rangers Ride Again
The Blue Dahlia
This Gun For Hire
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Poison Ivy / Poison Ivy 2: Lily / Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
Boy on a Dolphin
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