| Full Name | Alan Ladd |
| Net Worth | $1.3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | September 3, 1913 |
| Died | January 29, 1964, Palm Springs, California, United States |
| Death Cause | Cerebral edema led to by means of unintended overdose of gear and alcohol |
| Place Of Birth | Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA |
| Height | 1.68 m |
| Occupation | Actor, film and television manufacturer |
| Profession | Actor, Film manufacturer, Television producer |
| Education | North Hollywood High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Sue Carol, Marjorie Jane Harrold |
| Children | David Ladd, Alana Ladd, Alan Ladd Jr. |
| Parents | Alan Ladd, Sr., Ina Raleigh Ladd |
| Siblings | Shane Ladd |
| Nicknames | Alan Ladd, Ladd, Alan |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0000042 |
| Awards | Golden Globe Henrietta Award for World Film Favorites |
| Movies | Shane, The Blue Dahlia, This Gun for Hire, The Glass Key, The Proud Rebel, The Iron Mistress, Boy on a Dolphin, The Badlanders, Whispering Smith, The Carpetbaggers, Drum Beat, Appointment with Danger, Guns of the Timberland, The Great Gatsby, Two Years Before the Mast, The Black Knight, Paper Bullet... |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | He was once a series smoker. |
| 2 | According to June Allyson in her biography, Alan Ladd used to be fearful of flying. When he needed to go back and forth to Europe he used the boat, educate or car. |
| 3 | After Dick Cavett made a disparaging remark to John Houseman about Ladd's minimum acting skills, Houseman replied, "You'd be in despair. You'd go down to the set and you'd say, 'Why are we even making this film?' Then you'd go to the rushes, and there'd be these beautiful eyes, full of hidden thoughts. A marvelous film actor.". |
| 4 | He was once the visible inspiration for the original illustrations of superhero Green Lantern/Alan Scott (created in 1940). Ladd used to be 27 years old at the point. Scott's complete name is Alan Ladd Wellington Scott. |
| 5 | He was a staunch Republican and campaigned for Dwight D. Eisenhower within the 1952 presidential election. |
| 6 | In 1943, "Modern Screen" magazine ran 16 stories on him in its twelve problems that 12 months. |
| 7 | In 1945, he ranked fourth in a "Modern Screen" mag popularity ballot amongst readers. |
| 8 | He ranked 10th in popularity in a ballot of film fanatics carried out by way of the "Motion Picture Herald" in 1947. From 1948-1950, he ranked number one in that poll. |
| 9 | In 1954 he and Barbara Stanwyck received the top spots in "Modern Screen" mag's Star of Stars Award competition as the most well liked actors amongst fanatics within the earlier ten years. |
| 10 | While he by no means enjoyed recognition among film critics, Ladd himself and his films were well-liked by the public. He was once mobbed at guest appearances on network radio programs similar to "The Lux Radio Theater" and in the Nineteen Forties his movies grossed almost $55 million. |
| 11 | At the time of his dying he had expressed an interest in enjoying Steve McQueen's role in Nevada Smith (1966), an element he'd performed three years previous in The Carpetbaggers (1964). |
| 12 | Turned down James Dean's position in Giant (1956) and Spencer Tracy's position in Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). |
| 13 | Discovered Rory Calhoun whilst horseback using in Griffith Park. |
| 14 | His former house in Palm Springs, California, remains to be on the bus tour of movie stars' homes. An administrative center development also bears his title. |
| 15 | In 1956, Ladd proposed a tv series in line with his radio collection "Box 13". The concept didn't promote. Ladd himself had performed his "Box 13" persona Dan Holiday in the "Committed" episode of General Electric Theater (1953) on tv. In 1963, Ladd mentioned he hoped to reunite a number of of his 1940s technology co-stars, together with William Bendix and Veronica Lake, for a large display screen version of "Box 13". |
| 16 | He and Veronica Lake made seven films together: The Blue Dahlia (1946), Duffy's Tavern (1945), The Glass Key (1942), Saigon (1948), Star Spangled Rhythm (1942), This Gun for Hire (1942) and Variety Girl (1947). In Variety Girl (1947), Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) and Duffy's Tavern (1945), they appear as themselves. |
| 17 | Has a celebrity at the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 1601 Vine Street. |
| 18 | A photograph of his flogging in Two Years Before the Mast (1946) appears at the duvet of the 2004 guide: "Lash! The Hundred Great Scenes of Men Being Whipped in the Movies". |
| 19 | Ladd portrayed Dan Holiday on Mutual Radio's "Box 13" (1948-1949). This show used to be also syndicated. |
| 20 | In a 1961 interview Ladd was once requested, "What would you change about yourself if you could?" He replied tersely: "Everything." |
| 21 | The prisoner he plays in 1953's Botany Bay (1952) is keelhauled, marking what may be the one time a Hollywood leading man suffers this actual type of punishment. |
| 22 | In his films, suffers two cat-o-nine-tails floggings aboard sailing ships: (1) in Two Years Before the Mast (1946), he receives 10 lashes for putting an officer; (2) in Botany Bay (1952), he receives 50 lashes for making an attempt to flee from a prison delivery send. |
| 23 | Owing to a clerical error, Ladd was inaccurately integrated in the cast credits for Born to the West (1937) in studio publicity subject matter. In truth, he used to be never within the film, although it continuously presentations up in his credits and even on the video box!. |
| 24 | Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, within the Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Heritage. |
| 25 | Father of Alan Ladd Jr. with first spouse, Marjorie 'Midge' Harrold. Father of Alana Ladd and David Ladd with 2d spouse, Sue Carol. Grandfather of Jordan Ladd. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Carpetbaggers | 1964 | | Nevada Smith |
| 13 West Street | 1962 | | Walt Sherill |
| Duel of Champions | 1961 | | Horatio |
| All the Young Men | 1960 | | Sgt. Kincaid |
| One Foot in Hell | 1960 | | Mitch Garrett |
| Guns of the Timberland | 1960 | | Jim Hadley |
| The Man within the Net | 1959 | | John Hamilton |
| The Badlanders | 1958 | | Peter Van Hoek ('The Dutchman') |
| The Proud Rebel | 1958 | | John Chandler |
| General Electric Theater | 1954-1958 | TV Series | Dan Donlan / Joe / Dan Holiday |
| The Deep Six | 1958 | | Alexander 'Alec' Austen |
| Boy on a Dolphin | 1957 | | Dr. James Calder |
| The Big Land | 1957 | | Chad Morgan |
| A Cry within the Night | 1956 | | Opening Narrator (voice, uncredited) |
| Santiago | 1956 | | Caleb 'Cash' Adams |
| Hell on Frisco Bay | 1955 | | Steve Rollins |
| The McConnell Story | 1955 | | Capt. Joseph C.'Mac' McConnell, Jr. |
| Drum Beat | 1954 | | Johnny MacKay |
| The Black Knight | 1954 | | John |
| Saskatchewan | 1954 | | Thomas O'Rourke |
| Hell Below Zero | 1954 | | Duncan Craig |
| Paratrooper | 1953 | | Canada |
| Desert Legion | 1953 | | Paul Lartal |
| Shane | 1953 | | Shane |
| Botany Bay | 1952 | | Hugh Tallant |
| The Iron Mistress | 1952 | | Jim Bowie |
| Thunder in the East | 1951 | | Steve Gibbs |
| Red Mountain | 1951 | | Capt. Brett Sherwood |
| Appointment with Danger | 1951 | | Al Goddard |
| Branded | 1950 | | Choya |
| Captain Carey, U.S.A. | 1950 | | Captain Webster Carey |
| Eyes of Hollywood | 1949 | Short | |
| Chicago Deadline | 1949 | | Ed Adams |
| The Great Gatsby | 1949 | | Jay Gatsby |
| Whispering Smith | 1948 | | Whispering Smith |
| Beyond Glory | 1948 | | Capt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Gilman |
| Saigon | 1948 | | Maj. Larry Briggs |
| Wild Harvest | 1947 | | Joe Madigan |
| Calcutta | 1947 | | Neale Gordon |
| My Favorite Brunette | 1947 | | Sam McCloud (uncredited) |
| O.S.S. | 1946 | | Philip Masson John Martin |
| The Blue Dahlia | 1946 | | Johnny Morrison - Lt.Cmdr., ret. |
| Two Years Before the Mast | 1946 | | Charles Stewart |
| Hollywood Victory Caravan | 1945 | Short | Alan Ladd |
| Duffy's Tavern | 1945 | | Alan Ladd |
| Salty O'Rourke | 1945 | | Salty O'Rourke |
| And Now Tomorrow | 1944 | | Doctor Merek Vance |
| Skirmish on the Home Front | 1944 | Short | Harry W. Average |
| Letter from a Friend | 1943 | Short | |
| China | 1943 | | David Jones |
| Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation | 1943 | Documentary short | Capt. Smith (uncredited) |
| Lucky Jordan | 1942 | | Lucky Jordan |
| The Glass Key | 1942 | | Ed Beaumont |
| This Gun for Hire | 1942 | | Philip Raven |
| Star Spangled Rhythm | 1942 | | Alan Ladd- Scarface Skit |
| Joan of Paris | 1942 | | Baby |
| I Look at You | 1941 | Short | |
| More Worlds to Conquer | 1941 | Short | Charles Martin Hall |
| Cadet Girl | 1941 | | Harry - Musician (uncredited) |
| Military Training | 1941 | Short | Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, County Fair (uncredited) |
| Great Guns | 1941 | | Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited) |
| Paper Bullets | 1941 | | Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan |
| The Black Cat | 1941 | | Richard Hartley |
| Citizen Kane | 1941 | | Pipe-smoking Reporter (uncredited) |
| Petticoat Politics | 1941 | | Higgins Daughter's Boyfriend |
| The Reluctant Dragon | 1941/I | | Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist |
| American Portrait | 1940 | Short | Young Man / Old Man |
| Blame It on Love | 1940 | | TV director (uncredited) |
| Meat and Romance | 1940 | Short | Bill Allen |
| Her First Romance | 1940 | | John Gilman |
| Victory | 1940 | | Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited) |
| Meet the Missus | 1940 | | John Williams |
| Ellery Queen, Master Detective | 1940 | | Elevator Passenger (unconfirmed, uncredited) |
| The Howards of Virginia | 1940 | | Backwoodsman (uncredited) |
| Captain Caution | 1940 | | Newton |
| Cross-Country Romance | 1940 | | Mr. Williams - First Mate (uncredited) |
| Those Were the Days! | 1940 | | Keg Rearick |
| Gangs of Chicago | 1940 | uncredited | |
| In Old Missouri | 1940 | | John Pittman Jr. |
| The Light of Western Stars | 1940 | | Danny |
| Brother Rat and a Baby | 1940 | | Cadet in Trouble (uncredited) |
| The Green Hornet | 1940 | | Gilpin - Student Pilot [Ch. 3] (uncredited) |
| Rulers of the Sea | 1939 | | Colin Farrell |
| Hitler - Beast of Berlin | 1939 | | Karl Bach (as Allan Ladd) |
| The Mysterious Miss X | 1939 | | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Freshman Year | 1938 | | Student (uncredited) |
| Come On, Leathernecks! | 1938 | | Club Waiter (uncredited) |
| The Goldwyn Follies | 1938 | | First Auditioning Singer (uncredited) |
| Hold 'Em Navy | 1937 | | Chief Quartermaster (uncredited) |
| All Over Town | 1937 | | Young Man (uncredited) |
| Souls at Sea | 1937 | | Sailor (uncredited) |
| The Last Train from Madrid | 1937 | | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Pigskin Parade | 1936 | | Student (uncredited) |
| Murder at the Vanities | 1934 | | Chorus Boy (uncredited) |
| Saturday's Millions | 1933 | | Student (uncredited) |
| Island of Lost Souls | 1932 | | Beast (unconfirmed, uncredited) |
| Once in a Lifetime | 1932 | | Projectionist (uncredited) |
| Tom Brown of Culver | 1932 | | Cadet (uncredited) |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| 13 West Street | 1962 | manufacturer - uncredited | |
| All the Young Men | 1960 | government manufacturer - uncredited | |
| Guns of the Timberland | 1960 | executive manufacturer - uncredited | |
| The Man in the Net | 1959 | producer - uncredited | |
| Island of Lost Women | 1959 | govt producer - uncredited | |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1959 | TV Series govt producer - 1 episode | |
| The Deep Six | 1958 | manufacturer - uncredited | |
| The Big Land | 1957 | manufacturer - uncredited | |
| A Cry within the Night | 1956 | manufacturer - uncredited | |
| Santiago | 1956 | manufacturer - uncredited | |
| Hell on Frisco Bay | 1955 | manufacturer - uncredited | |
| General Electric Theater | 1954-1955 | TV Series government producer - 2 episodes | |
| Drum Beat | 1954 | manufacturer - uncredited | |
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