Western star Alan Ladd (1913-1964) poses next to his V16 Cadillac decorated with a large pair of horns, circa 1935. American actor and film and television producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in Westerns such as Shane (1953) and films nor in which he was often paired with Veronica Lake, such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942) and The Blue Dahlia (1946).