Alan Ladd
Ladd in The Man in the Net (1959)
Born	September 3, 1913(1913-09-03) Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	January 29, 1964 (aged 50) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Marjorie Jane Harrold (1936-1941) (divorced) Sue Carol (1942–1964) (his death)
Official website

Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American film actor. He was famous for his emotionless demeanor and small stature. Reports of his height vary from 5'4" to 5'6" (1.63 to 1.68 m), with 5'5" (1.65 m) being the most generally accepted today.^[1][2] is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Sign from the city limits. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Sue Carol was born in 1908. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Early life

Ladd was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas to an American father (Alan Ladd, Sr.) and an English-American mother (Ina Raleigh Ladd). His father died when the boy was four, and his mother relocated to Oklahoma City, where she married Jim Beavers, a housepainter. The family moved again, to North Hollywood, California. There Ladd became a high school swimming and diving champion. Burdened with a hated nickname ("Tiny"), the then-5'4" student fell under the spell of high school dramatics and set his mind toward becoming an actor. He opened his own hamburger and malt shop, which he called Tiny's Patio in defiance of the nickname's negative aspect. He worked briefly as a studio carpenter (as did his stepfather) and for a short time was part of the Universal Pictures studio school for actors. But Universal decided he was too blond and too short and dropped him.^[2] Intent on acting, he found work in radio. His rich baritone voice got him increasingly more work. Sign from the city limits. ... Caucasian-American (also known as White-American) is a term that is used to describe Americans that are of the Caucasian race, who have origins in the original people of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. ... English Americans (occasionally known as Anglo-Americans) are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ...

Career

He appeared in dozens of films in bits and small roles, including Citizen Kane. These barely kept him and his household afloat. (He had married a high-school acquaintance, Midge Harrold, with whom he had a son, Alan Ladd, Jr.) His stepfather died suddenly. Then his mother, who suffered from depression, committed suicide by poison. Citizen Kane is a 1941 classic American dramatic film, the first feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored the screenplay. ... Alan Ladd Jr. ...

Ladd married his agent/manager and former movie actress Sue Carol in 1942. It was at this point that Carol found a vehicle which made Ladd's career, This Gun for Hire. His performance as a hitman with a conscience made him a sensation. Ladd went on to become one of Paramount Pictures' most popular stars. A brief timeout for military service with the US Army Air Corps' First Motion Picture Unit did not diminish his popularity. None of his subsequent films of the 1940s were as notable as This Gun for Hire, but he did appear to good effect in Raymond Chandler's story The Blue Dahlia alongside the similarly diminutive Veronica Lake (5'2" or 1.57 m), with whom he had been paired in This Gun for Hire. His Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950) was notable for its soundtrack containing Nat King Cole's classic song, "Mona Lisa". Sue Carol was born in 1908. ... This Gun for Hire is a 1942 film noir, directed by Frank Tuttle and based on the novel by Graham Greene. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... The First Motion Picture Unit was the first unit of the United States Military to be made entirely of motion picture personnel. ... For other persons named Raymond Chandler, see Raymond Chandler (disambiguation). ... The Blue Dahlia (1946) is a film noir with an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler. ... Veronica Lake (November 14, 1922[1] – July 7, 1973) was a popular American film actress and pin-up model who enjoyed both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, as well as her iconic hairstyle. ... Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was a popular American jazz singer-songwriter and pianist. ... Mona Lisa is an Academy Award-winning song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the film . ...

He formed his own production companies for film and radio and starred in his own syndicated series Box 13, which ran from 1948 to 1949. Ladd became most famous for his starring role as a gunfighter in the classic 1953 western Shane. Ladd made the Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll 3 times, in 1947, 1953 and 1954.^[2] Box 13 was a syndicated radio series about the escapades of newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan Holliday, played by film star Alan Ladd. ... Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... Shane is a 1953 western film made by Paramount Pictures. ...

Clinical depression which Ladd had inherited from his mother, combined with age and aggravated by alcoholism, began to affect both his appearance and his personal life. In 1962, he suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound that was explained in various ways at various times.^[2] In 1963, Ladd co-starred in one of the biggest film productions of his career, The Carpetbaggers, not as a leading man but as a supporting actor. He would be dead before the film was released. In 1964 Ladd died in Palm Springs, California, of an acute overdose of alcohol and sedatives at the age of 50. He was entombed in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. On the Threshold of Eternity. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... The Carpetbaggers is the title of a 1961 bestselling novel by Harold Robbins, which was adapted into a 1964 film of the same title. ... Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. ... Gates of Forest Lawn Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ...

Alan Ladd has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1601 Vine Street.^[3] His handprint appears in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater, in Hollywood. Buskers perform on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... Vine Street is a thoroughfare in Westminster London. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ...

Personal life

Thanks to wise business investments, Ladd became a wealthy man, with properties in Beverly Hills and, in Palm Springs, Alan Ladd Hardware. His son Alan Ladd, Jr., by his first wife Midge Harrold, is a motion picture executive and producer and founder of The Ladd Company. His daughter Alana is married to the veteran talk radio broadcaster Michael Jackson. Another son, actor David Ladd, who co-starred as a child with his father in The Proud Rebel, married Charlie's Angels star Cheryl Ladd. Actress Jordan Ladd is his granddaughter.^[4] Alan Ladd Jr. ... The Ladd Company is a film production and distribution company founded by Alan Ladd, Jr. ... Michael Jackson is a radio talk show host based in the Los Angeles area. ... David Ladd (born February 5, 1947 in Los Angeles, California) is an actor who appeared in the film A Dog of Flanders in the 1960s. ... This article is about the television series. ... Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor (born July 12, 1951) is an American singer, author and actress, perhaps best known for her role as Kris Munroe in the 1970s television series Charlies Angels. ... Jordan Ladd Jordan Elizabeth Ladd (born January 14, 1975 in Hollywood, California) is an actress. ...

Filmography

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References

External links

• Alan Ladd at the Internet Movie Database
• Alan Ladd at the TCM Movie Database
• Profile @ Turner Classic Movies
• Official website
• Film Night Tribute
• Alan Ladd at Find A Grave