Sheet Music, "Captain Carey USA" - Alan Ladd
Object number2013.005.08
Date1950
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionSheet music from the movie "Captain Carey, USA," starring Hot Springs, Arkansas 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.
The cover features a photograph of Ladd and costar, Wanda Hendrix, surrounded by abstract turquoise shapes and white stars. The sheet music is for the song "Mona Lisa". "Captain Carey, U.S.A." was produced by Paramount Pictures.
Status
Not on view
