Alan Ladd
Water Ox - Kuei Chou Year
The 60-year Cycle of the Chinese Zodiac
Born: 3 September 1913
Birthplace: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Death: 29 January 1964
Best Known As: Star of the 1953 western Shane
Alan Ladd was in several B-grade movies early on in his career, then hit it big as the cold-blooded killer, Raven, in 1941's This Gun For Hire. During the 1940s Ladd, who was short, blonde and blue-eyed, played mostly tough guys in movies such as The Glass Key and The Blue Dahlia. Although his star-power waned after World War II, his most famous performance came as the title character in 1953's Shane. In 1962 Ladd attempted suicide, and in 1964 he died from an apparent overdose of alcohol and sedatives.
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