Born in Delmar, Delaware, William Alland began his show biz career as an actor with a semi-professional Baltimore troupe. Arriving in Manhattan with $25, a paper suitcase and the ambition to work on Broadway, Alland took courses and acted at the Henry Street Settlement House and there met boy wonder Orson Welles, then on the eve of forming his Mercury Theatre group. Alland got in on the ground floor, acting with the Mercury Players on the New York stage and in radio (including the notorious ...[Read Story]
100 Years of Horror: Aliens
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