Book, Comic - Alan Ladd, "The Big Land"
Object number2012.081.01
Date1957
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions10 x 7 1/4 in. (25.4 x 18.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Alan Ladd was born September 3, 1913, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and lived in Arkansas until around the age of five. He was an actor who appeared in over 80 films and was one of the most recognizable celebrities of the 1940s and '50s. He starred in such films as "Two Years before the Mast," "The Blue Dahlia," and "The Great Gatsby." However, Ladd is perhaps best known for his role in the 1953 western movie "Shane." Ladd died on January 29, 1964.
The cover's background shows a grey cattle scene with a color image of Ladd riding a horse in the foreground. The title is printed across the top in blue lettering. Ladd is wearing a white shirt, dark vest, western hat, and a red neckerchief. Vintage Dell #812.
Status
Not on view
