Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd was a short (5' 5"), unexpressive lead actor with icy good looks and a resonant voice. He worked a variety of odd jobs -- in addition to radio and in local theater -- before entering films i...
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BirthPlace
09/02/1913
Hot Springs, AR
  • Actress Patricia Medina dead at 92
    By: WENN.com Source May 02, 2012 10:15am EST
    Actress Patricia Medina has died after a long battle with ill health at the age of 92.
  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Review
    By: Thomas Leupp December 14, 2011 1:15pm EST
    Robert Downey Jr.'s as appealing as ever in his second turn as the titular detective, but Guy Ritchie's direction yields diminishing returns.
  • Ladd longs for more kids
    By: WENN.com Source April 20, 2010 3:45pm EST
    Veteran actress Cheryl Ladd regrets not having more kids during her childbearing years, because she longs for a larger brood of six or seven.
  • Lucas & Scorsese pay tribute to producer Wigan
    By: WENN.com Source February 14, 2010 4:30am EST
    George Lucas and Martin Scorsese have paid tribute to beloved British producer Gareth Wigan, who died on Saturday (13Feb10) aged 78.
  • Public Enemies Review
    By: Thomas Leupp June 30, 2009 4:53pm EST
    Despite its gifted cast, accomplished director and appealing subject matter, ‘Public Enemies’ fails to live up to its vast potential.
  • Baz Does 'Gatsby?'
    By: Kit Bowen December 18, 2008 3:00pm EST
    An Australian to handle the quintessential great American novel? Hmmm …
  • Charlie Bartlett Review
    By: Brian Marder February 22, 2008 4:45am EST
    Much like its title character, Charlie Bartlett just doesn’t fit in with its peer group (teen movies and psychology dramedies). And both the character and movie go to show you that sometimes it’s good--in this case very good--not to fit in.
  • P.S. I Love You Review
    By: Kit Bowen December 21, 2007 12:29pm EST
    P.S. I Love You isn’t as pathetically sappy as the title might sound. OK, maybe it is a little, but the film is still a serviceable romantic flick guaranteed to produce sighs and tears.
  • Come Early Morning Review
    By: Fred Topel November 10, 2006 1:13pm EST
    It feels like a long wait until morning but at least you’re spending time with some great actors.
  • Date Movie Review
    By: Brian Marder February 17, 2006 9:22am EST
    Date Movie is as crude, tasteless and cheap as a movie the Farrelly brothers might’ve made during adolescence. And since the year has only just begun, let’s tack on 2005 and proclaim this the worst movie of the last year and a quarter… Oh, what the hell—the last decade.