Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd was an American film actor from the 1930s to the 1960s.

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.

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

• "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

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• September 3, 1913: Born

• 1940: Her First Romance

• 1941: Citizen Kane

• 1949: The Great Gatsby

• 1953: Shane

• 1956: A Cry In The Night

• 1957: Boy On A Dolphin

• 1958: The Bandlanders

• 1960: All The Young Men

• 1964: The Carpetbaggers

• January 29, 1964: Died

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