Alan Ladd

Alan Walbridge Ladd is a Acteur American born the September 3rd 1913 with Hot Springs, in the Arkansas, and deceased the January 29th 1964 with Palm Springs, in California (the United States).

Biography

His/her mother, Ina Raleigh, are originating in Great Britain. His/her father was accountant and sales representative. Ladd lost it at the four years age. His/her mother remaria with a house painter. Little time after, the family moved in California.

At the time, Ladd was weak due to Malnutrition. From where the nickname of “Tiny Ladd”, whose his/her classmates affublaient it. At eight years, Ladd gathered fruits and delivered the newspapers.

At the secondary school, Alan Ladd discovered the Race on foot and the Natation. In 1930, at the 17 years age, it gained first prices in swimming and dive at the secondary school North Hollywood High. It was graduate in 1934 at the 21 years age. In 1931, Ladd was involved to represent the the United States with the Olympic Games of Los Angeles. Unfortunately for him, a wound prevented it from concluding its projects.

In 1936, Alan Ladd married his/her friend of childhood Majorie Midge Harrold, with which it had a son: Alan Ladd Jr., producing Oscar ized. Considering their incompatibility of character, this union was of short duration. One day, Ladd found his/her mother alcoholic failing. She had ingurgity of the poison with ants.

Before undertaking a career with the cinema, Ladd made Journalisme, radio and figuration (one sees Ladd among the reporters Film worship Citizen Kane of Orson Welles). It is with the radio that Ladd met in 1939 his future wife, Sue Caroll.

In 1943, Allan Ladd avoided the military service because of a Ulcère and a double Hernie. He was married and divorced Jane Harrold. His second wife (a star of the Silent film and agent of artist) Sue Carrol gave him two children: David Ladd (actor and producer) and Alana Ladd (actress). As actor, Ladd had a rather sober play, accompanied by a vigorous voice. It began its career in films from Série B. It was revealed with the screen by the film Hired killer ( This Gun off Fire ). In this drama, it gives the counterpart to Veronica Lake. It gained a great success with the Western worship the Man of the lost valleys ( Shane ) (1953). Moreover, for this film, it received in 1953 the Photoplays Gold medal like better actor.

In 1954, Ladd founds the company of production Jaguar. Thereafter, Ladd excels in the dramas: the Tiger of the sky ( The McConnell Story ) and the Ambitious ( The Carpetbaggers ) for then giving the counterpart in some comedies. Then the career of Alan Ladd started to decline gradually.

In 1964, at the 51 years age, Ladd was found died in its apartment. An expertise allotted the cause of the death to a mixture of alcohol and of Sédatif S. Alan Ladd rests in Law Memorial Park Cemetary with Glendale, in California.

It turned in more than 180 films, of 1932 to 1964.

The actress Jordan Ladd (girl of Cheryl Ladd Stoppelmoor and David Ladd) is the grand-daughter of Alan Ladd.

Honors

1954 - Price Henrietta- favorite Actor in the world with the Golden Globes, the United States.

1953 - Price the most popular Star male in ““Photoplay Awards””, the United States.

1950 & 1944 - Price Apple of Gold the most co-operative Actor to the Goldens delicious Apples Awards, the United States. (Reference: http://cinememorial.com/Acteur_detail.php?id=509)

Hollywood rewarded Alan Ladd for the unit for its career by decreeing to him the Honorary Life Achievment Award . For immortaliser the name of Alan Ladd, the industry of the Cinéma the gratifia of a star to the 1601 Fortifies Street on the Walk of glory in Hollywood.

Its big roles

Alan Ladd mainly played of the roles in Western (like the Man of the lost valleys ).

During the turning of the film The McConnel Story (1955) the actress June Allyson fell in love with Alan Ladd. The actress Dorothy Dandridge gave the counterpart to Alan Ladd in the drama revolted Jordan the . In the film This Gun off Fire , Ladd interprets the role of a Tueur Psychopathe. In the Ambitious , Ladd had like partners Carroll Baker and George Peppard. Ladd also turned with Sophia Loren, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine.

Selective catalog of films

Quotation

“  If you edge appears out my success one the screen, you' Re has better man than I!   ”

Photograph gallery

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Sources

  • Nancy Hendricks, Alan Ladd Life , University of state of Arkansas, April 27th, 2006.
  • Jean Tulard, Dictionary of the cinema: The actors , 2002, Robert Laffont, p.618-619. ISBN 2221102592

External bond

  • Alan Ladd on Internet Movie Database

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