Alan Ladd

Birth Name:

Alan Walbridge Ladd

Birth Place:

Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Camera department

Has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Motion Pictures
Opened a hamburger and malt shop after graduating from high school and briefly worked as a studio carpenter
Unable to find mainstream work as an actor, he found his niche on the radio where he drew the attention of agent Sue Carol who began to find him film work
His role as a hit man with a conscience in "This Gun for Hire," he played with style and stoicism, made him into an overnight success and helped define the future of the gangster film genre
Played dynamic roles in action-packed films throughout the 1950s
A talented swimmer and track runner in high school, he trained for the 1932 Olympics though an injury kept him for participating in the Olympic trials
When he was 5 years old, he accidentally burned down the apartment where he and his mother lived while playing with matches

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