Talk:Diane Ladd

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According to the biography on her official web site (http://www.dianeladd.com/frame-bio.html), Diane Ladd was born in 1942 in Laurel, Mississippi. Other sources indicate 1932 in Meridian. Which is correct? I suppose it is possible that the official web site is hDiane's or her agent's attempt to make her appear younger. - Jimwilliams57 22:49, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

The official web site also indicates that her family moved to Meridian soon after her birth. - Jimwilliams57 22:52, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

I deleted 1942 and writed 1932, but I don't know. Yug (talk) 23:18, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] removed

I removed below as most of this info was already in main article... except for the unsourced bit about not liking Lavin. (Though that last bit sounds interesting if someone can find a source for it!!) Asa01 23:41, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Trivia: While Ladd appeared in the TV series Alice, which was based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, in which she also appeared, she did not reprise Flo, the character she played in the film. Instead, she played Belle, a character who was created essentially to replace Flo, when Polly Holliday (who played Flo in the TV series) left star in her own spinoff series, Flo. Both Holliday and Ladd hastened their departures due to a mutual dislike of lead actress Linda Lavin.

I removed a similar reference to Ladd. TV Guide and a number of other sources did report that Polly Holliday did have trouble on the set with Lavin, but papers at the time said Ladd had a one year contract and wanted to do an outside project. When time off to do this was refused, Laddy simply asked to be let out of her contract and was. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.142.126.43 (talk) 00:47, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Year of birth

I tend to lean more towards 1942 as her year of birth. She was married to Bruce Dern (b. 1936) and gave birth to Laura Dern in 1967 at age 24. I do not think that she was 4 years older than her husband, although it wouldn't be that uncommon if she gave birth at age 34. Hotwine8 23:54, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Swimming Pool

Diane Ladd's swimming pool is sanitized with bromine instead of chlorine. Should that be on the page? I know this first hand (I'm a pool guy for another two weeks. Then I'll work in a call center).Tomjoad187 (talk) 05:01, 16 March 2008 (UTC)