Sue Carol

Sue Carol
pictured in 1931
Born	Evelyn Jean Lederer[1] October 30, 1906 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	February 4, 1982 (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of death	Heart attack
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Occupation	Actress Talent agent
Years active	1927–1937
Spouse(s)	Allen H. Keefer   (m. 1924; div. 1929) Nick Stuart   (m. 1929; div. 1941) Alan Ladd   (m. 1942; died 1964)
Children	Carol Lee Ladd  (born 1932) Alana Ladd Jackson  (born 1943) David Ladd  (born 1947)

Sue Carol (October 30, 1906 – February 4, 1982) was an American actress and talent agent. While at a social function in Los Angeles in 1927, a director offered her a part in a film. She took it and began playing minor parts. Carol's film career lasted from the late 1920s into the 1930s; when it ended, she became a talent agent. The last of her three marriages was to one of her clients, Alan Ladd, from 1942 until his death in 1964.

Early life and career

Carol was born Evelyn Jean Lederer in Chicago, Illinois to Samuel and Caroline Lederer, Jewish immigrants from Austria and Germany, respectively. One of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, she performed in motion pictures from 1927 until 1937.

Among the movies in which she appeared are Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 and Girls Gone Wild (both 1929). Her films were made in association with producer Cecil B. DeMille and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. After retiring from acting in the late 1930s, Carol established her own talent agency, the Sue Carol Agency.

Personal life

As a young woman, Carol married Allen H. Keefer, a buyer for a Chicago stock yard firm, divorcing in early 1929. In July 1929, Carol became engaged to actor Nick Stuart, and the couple married that November. They had a daughter, actress Carol Lee Ladd (born 1932), who was briefly married to actor Richard Anderson.^[2][3] In 1933, Sue Carol was cleared in a case involving the disappearance of a baby from a Brooklyn, New York, family. The family had complained that the baby had been taken for adoption in November 1932 by a woman who said she was acting on behalf of Carol.

She married actor Alan Ladd in 1942. They had a son, David, and a daughter, Alana Ladd Jackson (married to radio commentator Michael Jackson). Carol was also the stepmother of Alan Ladd, Jr. She was Alan Ladd's manager until his death by an overdose of drugs and alcohol in 1964.

Death

Carol died on February 4, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack and is interred next to Alan Ladd in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Carol has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1639 N. Vine Street. In 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to her.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1927	Slaves of Beauty	Dorothy Jones
1927	Soft Cushions	The Girl
1928	The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris	Sadye Cohen
1928	Skyscraper	Sally
1928	Walking Back	Patsy Schuyler
1928	Beau Broadway	Mona
1928	Win That Girl	Gloria Havens
1928	The Air Circus	Sue Manning
1928	Captain Swagger	Sue
1929	It Can Be Done	Anne Rogers
1929	Girls Gone Wild	Babs Holworthy
1929	Fox Movietone Follies of 1929		Alternative titles: Movietone Follies of 1929 The William Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929	Exalted Flapper, TheThe Exalted Flapper	Princess Izola
1929	Chasing Through Europe	Linda Terry
1929	Why Leave Home?	Mary
1930	The Lone Star Ranger	Mary Aldridge
1930	The Big Party	Flo Jenkins
1930	Her Golden Calf	Marybelle Cobb	Alternative title: The Golden Calf
1930	Dancing Sweeties	Molly O'Neil
1930	She's My Weakness	Miss Marie Thurber
1930	Check and Double Check	Jean Blair
1931	Graft	Constance Hall
1931	In Line of Duty	Felice Duchene
1933	Secret Sinners	Marjorie Dodd
1933	Straightaway	Anna Reeves
1937	Doctor's Diary, AA Doctor's Diary	Mrs. Mason

References

Notes

1. Adrian Room, Dictionary of Pseudonyms (fifth edition)
2. Carol Lee Ladd in Omnilexica
3. Interview with Sue Carol in Tucson Daily Citizen, p. 7, December 30, 1958.
4. Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated

Bibliography

• The New York Times, "Sue Carol To Wed Nick Stuart", July 23, 1929, Page 32.
• The New York Times, "Sue Carol Secretly Wed", November 29, 1929, Page 27.
• The New York Times, "Sue Carol Cleared In Baby Case", February 8, 1933, Page 17.
• The New York Times, "Sue Carol Ladd, Ex-Actress And Widow of Alan Ladd, 72", February 6, 1982, Page 16.

External links

• Sue Carol at the Internet Movie Database
• Sue Carol at AllMovie
• Photographs and literature