Photograph, Alan Ladd
Object number2012.230.01.11
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions5 x 3 7/8 in. (12.7 x 9.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPress photograph featuring Hot Springs native Alan Ladd.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. Head shot. Ladd is wearing a jacket, light colored shirt and a bow tie. Written in black ink: "To the Janis Carter fan club - Good luck and much success, Alan Ladd". Part of a scrapbook kept by the president of Ladd's fan club.
Status
Not on view
