Photograph, Press - Alan Ladd, "Shane"
Object number2012.190.02
Date1953
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPress photograph of Arkansas native Alan Ladd in the movie "Shane." 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.
Black and white photograph of Arkansas native Alan Ladd in the movie "Shane." The photo depicts an outdoor scene. It shows a group of five people, four seated in a wagon. Alan Ladd is sitting on the far right front of the wagon. Information about the movie is printed in black beneath the photo. The movie was made by Paramount Pictures.
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