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Alan Ladd. Alan Walbridge Ladd[citation needed] (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake in films noir, such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942), and The ...
Aug 24, 2021 · A woman named Sue Carol heard Ladd on the radio, playing the roles of a father and son. She found the fact that one man could voice both parts very impressive and immediately asked to meet with Ladd. Luckily for both of them, this business meeting sparked more than just a passion for acting.
Feb 6, 1982 · Sue Carol Ladd, an actress and widow of Alan Ladd, died Thursday of complications from a heart attack suffered two weeks ago, at the University of California Medical Center. She was 72 years...
Mr. Ladd's big break came in 1939 when he met Sue Carol, a motion‐picture actress turned agent. She heard him on a radio program and signed him as one of her first clients.
Mar 15, 2018 · Shane. Star Alan Ladd. For a short stretch in the 1940s, Alan Ladd was Hollywood’s newest golden boy. Blessed with straw-blond hair and an amiable crinkle around the eyes, he was dashingly ...
Alan Ladd. Actor: Shane. Alan Walbridge Ladd was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the only child of Ina Raleigh (aka Selina Rowley) and Alan Harwood Ladd, a freelance accountant. His mother was English, from County Durham. His father died when he was four. At age five, he burned his apartment playing with matches, and his mother moved them to Oklahoma City. He was malnourished, undersized and ...
The dealer refused to believe he was Alan Ladd and wouldn’t cash his check. So Alan dug into a secret compartment of his wallet and pulled out two $100 bills. “They’ve been his good luck tokens for years,” Sue says.
