Book, Press - Alan Ladd, "Two Years Before the Mast"

 
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Booklet, Movie - Two Years Before the Mast with Alan Ladd
Book, Press - Alan Ladd, "Two Years Before the Mast"
Booklet, Movie - Two Years Before the Mast with Alan Ladd
Booklet, Movie - Two Years Before the Mast with Alan Ladd

Book, Press - Alan Ladd, "Two Years Before the Mast"

Object number2012.230.01.24
Date1946
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 9/16 x 5 9/16 in. (21.7 x 14.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionGuide booklet for the photoplay of "Two Years Before the Mast," starring 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.

Guide booklet for the photoplay of Two Years Before the Mast starring Arkansas native, Alan Ladd. The booklet is 25 pages long. The cover shows a black and white scene from the movie. Ladd is standing on a ship with a group of people. He's shirtless and holding on to a rope. Prepared by Max J. Herzberg at Weequahic High School in Newark, NJ. The movie was produced by Paramount Pictures. Part of a scrapbook kept by the president of Ladd's fan club.
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