Alan Walbridge Ladd [2] (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir …

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Jan. 29 (AP)—Alan Ladd, the film star, was found dead today in his home here, apparently of a heart attack. He was 50 years old. In view of the circumstances of Mr....

Mar 15, 2018 · But in 1937, tragedy struck. Ladd’s mother, after asking to borrow money from him, bought poison and drank it in the backseat of his car. She effectively committed suicide in …

Movie star Alan Ladd did not die of a heart attack, it was revealed last night by deputy coroner Robert Drake, following an autopsy. Pathologist F. Rene Modglin, who performed the autopsy, …

Alan Ladd died on January 29, 1964 in Palm Springs, California of an overdose of pills and alcohol, aged 50 years. His death, although suspected to be suicide was officially ruled to be …

A few months later, Ladd had to watch his mother die a slow agonizing death from suicide after swallowing ant poison. Eventually, he landed a job doing radio performances, which followed …

A combination of drugs and alcohol caused the death of Alan Ladd, it was reported yesterday by the county coroner. James S. Bird Jr. said in Riverside that the movie hero’s death last …

Ladd died on January 29, 1964 from a cerebral edema caused by an accidental overdose of alcohol, sleeping pills and barbiturate, aged 50. [1] [2]

Jan. 29, 1964 - Alan Ladd, the velvet-voiced, iron-jawed her of 150 Hollywood films, died quietly today in his plush winter home in Palm Springs, Calif., the apparent victim of a heart attack. …

Jan 25, 2025 · Alan Ladd (born September 3, 1913, Hot Springs, Ark., U.S.—died January 29, 1964, Palm Springs, Calif.) was an American motion picture actor most noted for roles in …