Advertisement, Movie - Alan Ladd, "The Iron Mistress"
Object number2012.230.01.29
Date1952
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions10 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (27 x 19.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionAdvertisement from the magazine "Movie Fan" for the movie "The Iron Mistress," 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.
Black and white ad from the magazine, "Movie Fan" for the movie, "The Iron Mistress" starring Arkansas native, Alan Ladd. At the top of the page in bold black print: "Movie Fan Picks the Picture". Beneath is an image of Ladd in the movie. Part of scrapbook kept by the president of Ladd's fan club.
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