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Also Known As Alan Walbridge Ladd
Born September 3, 1913 • Hot Springs • Arkansas
Died January 29, 1964 (aged 50) • Palm Springs • California

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Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake stand close together in dramatic lighting, with Ladd holding a pistol, in a scene from the film The Blue Dahlia.
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Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in a scene from The Blue Dahlia, with Ladd seated at a table set for tea and Lake sitting on a low wall, with the ocean in the background.
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