Photograph, Press - Alan Ladd, "O.S.S."
Object number2012.220.01
Date1946
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPress photograph from the movie "O.S.S.," starring Hot Springs Alan Ladd. The war film deals with the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.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 movie still photograph from the movie, "O.S.S." starring Arkansas native, Alan Ladd. Mr. Ladd is seated in the center of photograph. Two man stand beside him and one man stands behind in the distance. Ladd is wearin a suit and tie which is askew. The men who are standing are wearing dark colored suits and hats.
Status
Not on view
