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Ladd married Marjorie Jane "Midge" Harrold, a high school sweetheart, in October 1936. Their only child, Alan Ladd, Jr., was born on October 22, 1937. They divorced in July 1941 and she died in 1957, having remarried. On March 15, 1942, Ladd married his agent and manager, former film actress Sue Carol in Mexico City.
He was the only child of Alan Ladd and Marjorie Jane (née Harrold), who divorced when he was two years old. He initially stayed with his mother, but lived with his father at his estate in Holmby Hills due to her poor health.
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- Alan Ladd (father)
Biography. Alan Ladd. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. September 3, 1913 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. Died. January 29, 1964 · Palm Springs, California, USA (acute overdose of alcohol and sedatives) Birth name. Alan Walbridge Ladd. Nickname. Laddie. Height. 5′ 6″ (1.68 m) Mini Bio.
- September 3, 1913
- January 29, 1964
Mar 3, 2022 · Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. was born on Oct. 22, 1937, in Los Angeles to Alan Ladd, best known as the star of the 1953 western “Shane,” and his first wife, Marjorie Jane Harrold.
Dec 13, 2023 · In October 1936, still struggling for success, he married the 5′ 1″ Marjorie Jane “Midge” Harrold, a brown-eyed blonde who bore a striking resemblance at the time to Cheryl Ladd, the future wife of his son David.
After a lifetime of struggling with personal demons and a tumultuous childhood, the actor attempted suicide in 1962; on Jan. 29, 1964, he was found dead of an accidental drug overdose. His children, most notably film executive Alan Ladd, Jr., continued the family business.
Ladd’s streak of good luck continued and, in October of 1936, he married Marjorie Jane Harrold. A year later, in 1937, the couple gave birth to their first child, Alan Ladd, II. Ladd’s early film work consisted of mostly minor parts, such as the role of a reporter in Orson Welles’ 1941 classic, Citizen Kane.