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I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans. It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else
Alan Ladd
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Alan Ladd
Age: 50 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 3
Died: 1964
Died: January 29
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Alan Walbridge Ladd
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I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am.
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I'm working myself to death.
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When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.
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I wish I were the type who could walk into a place and have everybody love me. But I'm not, and there's no use wishing
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I have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight. If you can figure out my success on the screen you're a better man than I.
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I don't care how small the parts are, as long as they're good
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My parents were so poor when I was a kid, I never went anywhere. I take our youngsters with us because I don't know anything that teaches them so much.
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