Alan Ladd

Categories: Entertainment | Film Actors
    • Birth Name: Alan Walbridge Ladd
    • Birth Date: September 3, 1913
    • Birthplace: Hot Springs, AR
    • Died: January 29, 1964
    • Spouse: Sue Carol
    • Children: Alan Ladd Jr., Alana Ladd, David Ladd
    • Awards: 1953 "Henrietta Award" Golden Globe
    • Debut Movie: Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
    • Burned his apartment down at age 5Official Site: Alan Ladd Fast Facts
  • Alan Ladd was an American film actor from the 1930s to the 1960s.
  • Career

    Despite an extensive career, Alan Ladd will perhaps be remembered most for his role in the 1953 western Shane.

    As the lone protagonist in the film, Ladd's character fights for the rights of homesteaders in a small town. To this day, the film is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time.AFI: 100 Years...100 Movies

    In 1964, Ladd died of an overdose of alcohol and sedatives. He was 50 years old.

  • Notable Roles

    • Philip Raven in This Gun for Hire (1942)
    • Ed Beaumont in The Glass Key (1942)
    • Larry Briggs in Saigon (1948)
    • Shane in Shane (1953)

  • Quotes

    • "I have the face of an aging choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight."Official Site: Alan Ladd Quotes
    • "If you can figure out my success on the screen, you're a better man than I."Official Site: Alan Ladd Quotes
    • "I'm the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life, you figure it can't ever get bad, but when you had it bad, you wonder how long a thing like this will last."BrainyQuote: Alan Ladd Quotes

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