Photograph, Press - Alan Ladd, "Shane"
Object number2012.187.01
Date1951
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 x 11 in. (20.3 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPhotographic movie still from the movie "Shane," starring Hot Springs native Alan Ladd. Ladd played the title role in the film, which was nominated for five Acadmey Awards. The film was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 1993.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.
Photographic movie still from the movie "Shane," starring Arkansas native Alan Ladd. Black and white photo of two men, a woman, and a child inside a log cabin. One of the men is standing in the doorway. The woman is seated at a table. Information about the movie in black print beneath the movie.
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