Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
Alan Walbridge Laddwas an American actor and film and television producer. Ladd found success in film the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in Westerns such as Shaneand film noirs where he was often paired with Veronica Lake, such as This Gun for Hire, The Glass Keyand The Blue Dahlia. Other notable credits include Two Years Before the Mast, Whispering Smithand The Great Gatsby. His popularity diminished in the late 1950s, though he continued to appear in popular films until his...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth3 September 1913
CityHot Springs, AR
CountryUnited States of America
I'm the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life, you figure it can't ever get bad, but when you had it bad, you wonder how long a thing like this will last
I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me
Just as Jimmy Stewart and Tyrone Power get 50 percent of the profits, so do I.
Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.
A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting
As long as my pictures go into theaters and we ask people to pay to see what I do on the screen, I should not object if customers want to know what kind of man I am.
Our children were trained to look after each other.
What good will a tax break do me if I'm crippled for life?