Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Alan Ladd Actor

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Sep 3, 1913
  • Died: Jan 29, 1964

Alan Walbridge Ladd was an American actor and film and television producer. Ladd found success in film the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in Westerns and film noirs where he was often paired with Veronica Lake. His popularity diminished in the late 1950s, though he continued to appear in popular films until his accidental death due to a lethal combination of alcohol, a barbiturate, and two tranquilizers in January 1964.

It's a funny thing about me. I don't have any interest in food most of the time now, although when I was a kid I was always hungry. food & being funny

I'm working myself to death. death & work

Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up. teen

I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me. respect

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 views from John Millington Synge

3 views from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 other wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

27 other wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 more sayings from Winston Churchill

74 more sayings from Winston Churchill