Alan Ladd—actor
Birth
Alan Ladd actor Born: 9/3/1913 Birthplace: Hot Springs, Arkansas Film star of the '40s and ...
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Fame
Alan Ladd, known for his dynamic, action-packed movie roles, was born in Hot Springs on Sept. 3, 1913.
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Work
Alan Ladd), the wealthy son of a Boston shipowner, is hijacked by Amazeen (William Bendix), the first mate on a ship bound for California.
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Alan Ladd to Jean Arthur in the movie Shane, 1953 "A gun is no more responsible for killing people than a spoon is responsible for making Rosie O'Donnell fat."
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Alan Ladd was a short (5' 5"), unexpressive lead actor with icy good looks and a resonant voice. ... Ladd was the father of actors Alan Ladd Jr. and David Ladd, and former child actress Alana Ladd. He died in 1964. ~ All Movie Guide DVDs that Alan Ladd appeared in...
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Director: Rudolph Mate Cast: Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Joey Bishop, Ross Bagdasarian, Jeanette Nolan, Walter Reed Alec Austen (Alan Ladd) is a Quaker who must deal with his religious beliefs while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake The acting duo of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake was first teamed in the superb early noir thriller This Gun For Hire (1942) (with the tagline: "He's dynamite with a gun or a girl"). ... Another Dashiell Hammett book of political corruption and murder was adapted for Stuart Heisler's The Glass Key (1942) for Paramount Studios - again with the duo of Ladd and Lake, and noted as one of the best Hammett adaptations. Ladd starred as Ed Beaumont, a right-hand man and political aide attempting to save his employer (Brian Donlevy) from a murder frame-up, while Lake played the seductive fiancee of the boss. ... Alan Ladd portrayed returning war veteran Johnny Morrison who discovered that his wife Helen (Doris Dowling) was unfaithful during his absence.
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Then there was Alan Ladd as Shane. Alan Ladd never received the recognition that his work as an actor deserved. He was always taken for granted by Paramount, who seemed content to cast him in just about anything, knowing that an Alan Ladd picture would make money no matter what deficiencies, script or otherwise, it might have. ... Ladd has fewer lines in Shane than Van Heflin, but his face conveys so much that you never really notice how little he does in fact actually say. Alan Ladd should have had at least an Academy Award nomination for Shane, but he appears to have been overlooked due to studio politics.
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Alan Ladd - Great Movie Actors at MovieActors.com Alan Ladd as SHANE Alan Ladd (1913 - 1964) Alan Walbridge Ladd, AKA "Laddie" or "Tiny", was born on September 3, 1913 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Alan passed away on January 29, 1964 in Palm Springs, California from an acute overdose of alcohol and sedatives. In 1936 he married long time friend, Midge. ... In the 1950s Alan Ladd obtained lucrative roles that despite their financial gain, offered little more in the way of success.
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