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I know what's good for me. I can't play black or gray. I can't be a villain or anything close to one. I have to play white

Alan Ladd

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Alan Ladd
Age: 50 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 3
Died: 1964
Died: January 29
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Film Producer
Television Actor
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Alan Walbridge Ladd
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