Sue Carol was an American actress and talent agent. Carol's film career lasted from the late 1920s into the 1930s; when it ended, she became a talent agent. The last of her four marriages was to one of her clients, Alan Ladd, from 1942 until his death in 1964.
Carol in 1931
Alan Walbridge Ladd was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake in films noir, such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942), and The Blue Dahlia (1946). Whispering Smith (1948) was his first Western and color film, and Shane (1953) was noted for its contributions to the genre. Ladd also appeared in ten films with William Bendix.
Publicity photo of Ladd in late 1950s
Ladd with Brian Donlevy and Esther Fernández in Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
Promotional photo for The Glass Key (1942); fltr: Brian Donlevy, Ladd, and Veronica Lake
Studio Publicity Photograph of Tony Caruso and Ladd in The Iron Mistress