Alan Ladd
1913-09-03 ( 111 years old ) in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film and television producer. Ladd found success in film the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in Westerns and film noirs where he was often paired with Veronica Lake, as she was one of the few Hollywood actresses shorter than he. His popularity diminished in the late 1950s, though he continued to appear in popular films until his death from cerebral edema in January 1964. Ladd was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but later relocated to North Hollywood, California when his mother re-married.   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.  Intent on acting, he found work in small theatres. He had short term stints at MGM and RKO, and eventually started getting steady work on radio.  Ladd began by appearing in dozens of films in small roles, including Citizen Kane , before reaching recognition for his 1942 appearance in This Gun for Hire, invigorating Hollywood's desire for gangster-crime features.  His cool, unsmiling persona proved popular with wartime audiences, and he was quickly established as one of the top box office stars of the decade.  

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Rat Pack 2022-01-11
Los Angeles Plays Itself 2004-07-28
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 2004-05-31
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man 1999-03-04
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 1985-03-03
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983-02-25
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982-05-21
The Movie Orgy 1968-01-01
The Carpetbaggers 1964-04-08
13 West Street 1962-02-23
Duel of Champions 1961-10-19
One Foot in Hell 1960-09-11
All the Young Men 1960-08-26
Guns of the Timberland 1960-02-01
The Man in the Net 1959-06-10
The Badlanders 1958-09-03
The Proud Rebel 1958-07-01
The Deep Six 1958-01-15
Boy on a Dolphin 1957-04-19
The Big Land 1957-03-01
A Cry in the Night 1956-08-17
Santiago 1956-07-13
Hell on Frisco Bay 1955-12-31
The McConnell Story 1955-09-29
Drum Beat 1954-11-10
A Star Is Born World Premiere 1954-09-28
The Black Knight 1954-08-26
Saskatchewan 1954-03-30
Hell Below Zero 1954-01-13
The Red Beret 1953-08-11
Desert Legion 1953-05-08
Shane 1953-04-23
Botany Bay 1952-12-26
Thunder in the East 1952-12-04
The Iron Mistress 1952-11-19
Red Mountain 1951-11-01
Branded 1950-11-03
Appointment with Danger 1950-03-31
Captain Carey, U.S.A. 1950-02-21
Chicago Deadline 1949-11-03
The Great Gatsby 1949-07-13
Whispering Smith 1948-12-09
Beyond Glory 1948-08-03
Saigon 1947-12-05
Wild Harvest 1947-09-26
Variety Girl 1947-08-29
My Favorite Brunette 1947-03-19
Calcutta 1946-12-20
Two Years Before the Mast 1946-11-22
O.S.S. 1946-05-26
The Blue Dahlia 1946-04-16
Hollywood Victory Caravan 1945-09-30
Duffy's Tavern 1945-09-28
Salty O'Rourke 1945-03-22
And Now Tomorrow 1944-11-22
Skirmish on the Home Front 1944-05-11
China 1943-04-21
Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation 1943-01-25
Lucky Jordan 1942-11-16
The Glass Key 1942-09-08
This Gun for Hire 1942-04-24
Star Spangled Rhythm 1942-03-05
Joan of Paris 1942-01-20
Military Training 1941-11-30
Cadet Girl 1941-11-28
Great Guns 1941-10-10
The Reluctant Dragon 1941-06-19
Gangs Inc. 1941-06-13
The Black Cat 1941-05-02
Citizen Kane 1941-04-17
I Look at You 1941-02-20
Petticoat Politics 1941-01-31
Her First Romance 1940-12-25
Victory 1940-12-21
Ellery Queen, Master Detective 1940-11-30
Meet the Missus 1940-11-29
Meat and Romance 1940-10-29
The Howards of Virginia 1940-09-19
Captain Caution 1940-08-09
American Portrait 1940-07-31
Those Were the Days! 1940-07-14
Cross-Country Romance 1940-07-12
Blame It on Love 1940-06-18
In Old Missouri 1940-04-17
Light of Western Stars 1940-04-17
Sauce for the Gander 1940-02-10
Brother Rat and a Baby 1940-01-13
The Green Hornet 1940-01-08
Rulers of the Sea 1939-11-08
Hitler: Beast of Berlin 1939-10-07
The Mysterious Miss X 1939-01-10
Petunia Natural Park 1939-01-03
Secrets of a Nurse 1938-12-02
Freshman Year 1938-09-02
Come On, Leathernecks! 1938-08-08
The Goldwyn Follies 1938-02-04
Hold 'Em Navy 1937-11-04
Souls at Sea 1937-09-03
All Over Town 1937-08-09
The Last Train from Madrid 1937-06-11
Pigskin Parade 1936-10-23
Murder at the Vanities 1934-05-18
Saturday's Millions 1933-09-30
Once in a Lifetime 1932-10-02
Tom Brown of Culver 1932-06-30

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