Alan Ladd became a star and heartthrob playing a killer named Raven in 1942’s noir classic “This Gun for Hire.” The 5’6” blond, blue-eyed actor had been kicking around Hollywood for ...

Patriarch Alan Ladd, who appeared in about 150 movies, including 1942’s “This Gun for Hire” and was often paired opposite screen siren Veronica Lake, passed away in 1964 at age 50 from an ...

Ladd: No gun, no tough guy. I’m watching “Blue Dahlia” on Turner Classic Movies .The 1946 noir, directed by George Marshall, stars Alan Ladd as a World War II vet accused of killing his wife.

Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd starred in four iconic movies together, and we are ranking them based on how iconic they are. advertisement. ... The Blue Dahlia, and This Gun for Hire.

Actor Alan Ladd--who starred in such movies as "This Gun for Hire" (1942), "Shane" (1953) and "The Carpetbaggers" (1964)--built this Holmby Hills home in 1948. A Single-Story Traditional in Holmby ...

Alan Ladd News from United Press International. On Sept. 3, 1939, Britain declared war on Germany and was quickly joined by France, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada.

It all started with Alan Ladd Sr., an actor whose performances in pics such as “This Gun for Hire” (1942) and “Shane” (1953) are models of steely sangfroid and calm grit.