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Biography Alan Ladd's mother immigrated from England age 19. His accountant father died when he was four. At age five he burned his apartment playing with matches, and his mother moved them to Oklahoma City. He was malnourished, undersized, and nicknamed Tiny. His mother married a house painter who moved them to California a la "Grapes of Wrath" when he was eight...
| Company: |
Jaguar Productions, President
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| Profession: |
Actor / Producer / Camera and Electrical Department |
| Born: |
3 September 1913, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA |
| Died: |
29 January 1964, Palm Springs, California, USA (acute overdose of alcohol and sedatives) (aged 50) |
| Birth Name: |
Alan Walbridge Ladd |
| Height: |
5' 4" (1.63 m) |
| Spouse: |
Sue Carol (15 March 1942 - 29 January 1964) (his death) 2 children
Marjorie Jane Harrold (October 1936 - 1941) (divorced) 1 child
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| Nickname: |
Laddie |
| Also Known As: |
Alan Ladd / Allan Ladd |
| Awards: |
5 wins & 1 nomination |
| Credited Years: |
1932 - 1964 |
Salary
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Boy on a Dolphin (1957): $290,000 |
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O.S.S. (1946): $75,000 |
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Rulers of the Sea (1939): $250 |
Real Life Quotes
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I have the face of an aging choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight. If you can figure out my success on the screen you're a better man than I. |
Trivia
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Father of Alan Ladd Jr. with first wife, Marjorie 'Midge' Harrold. Father of Alana Ladd and David Ladd with second wife, Sue Carol. Grandfather of Jordan Ladd. |
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Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Heritage. |
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Owing to a clerical error, Ladd was inaccurately included in the cast credits for Born to the West in studio publicity material. In fact, he was never in the film, despite the fact that it often shows up in his credits and even on the video box!. |
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In his movies, suffers two cat-o-nine-tails floggings aboard sailing ships: (1) in Two Years Before the Mast, he receives 10 lashes for striking an officer; (2) in Botany Bay, he receives 50 lashes for attempting to escape from a prison transport ship. |
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He so badly wanted the title role in Lawrence of Arabia that he personally pressed his case with director David Lean, but Lean cast Peter O'Toole in the part. |
Other Works
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Radio: Starred (as "Dan Holiday" on Mutual Radio's "Box 13" (1948-1949), This show was also syndicated. |
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Radio: Guest-starred in many radio programs in the 1940s and 1950s, including "The Lux Radio Theater," "Suspense" and "The Screen Guild Theater." |
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Ladd's company Mayfair Syndication produced the 1948 radio series, "The Damon Runyon Theatre." |
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Unsold pilot: In 1959 he was executive producer of a TV pilot titled "Box 13," based on his 1948-49 radio series. The pilot was written by 'Aaron Spelling' and directed by Jerry Hopper. It starred Bill Leslie (in Ladd's old role as Dan Holiday), Carolyn Jones and Paul Richards. |
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