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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alan_Ladd_JrAlan Ladd Jr. - Wikipedia

    Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. (October 22, 1937 – March 2, 2022) was an American film industry executive and producer. He served as president of 20th Century Fox from 1976 to 1979, during which he approved the production of Star Wars , on his confidence of George Lucas , which proved well founded.

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  3. www.nytimes.com › 2022/03/03 › moviesAlan Ladd Jr., Hitmaking Film Executive, Dies at 84

    Mar 3, 2022 · Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. was born on Oct. 22, 1937, in Los Angeles to Alan Ladd, best known as the star of the 1953 western “Shane,” and his first wife, Marjorie Jane Harrold.

  4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0480440Alan Ladd Jr. - Biography - IMDb

    Alan Ladd Jr.. Additional Crew: Braveheart. Alan Ladd Jr. was one of the film industry's most respected executives. He started in the movies as an agent in 1963. In 1969, Ladd moved to London to produce, making nine films. He returned to the States in '73 to become Head of Creative Affairs at Fox. Within three very successful years Mr. Ladd was President of Twentieth Century Fox. Star Wars ...

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  6. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-newsAlan Ladd Jr. Dead: Star Wars Savior, 'Braveheart' Oscar ...

    Mar 2, 2022 · Alan Ladd Jr., ‘Star Wars’ Savior and Oscar Winner for ‘Braveheart,’ Dies at 84. A longtime studio exec and son of a movie icon, he also had a hand in such films as 'Blade Runner,' 'The ...

  7. www.npr.org › 2022/03/02 › 1084080727Oscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr. dies at 84 : NPR

    Mar 3, 2022 · Co-producer Alan Ladd Jr., left, listens as Mel Gibson, right, accepts the award for Best Picture for Braveheart at the 68th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Monday in 1996. Also pictured is ...

  8. variety.com › 2022 › filmAlan Ladd Jr. Dead: Producer Greenlit Star Wars, Produced ...

    Mar 2, 2022 · Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. did not come to live on his father’s Holmby Hills estate, where the likes of Bing Crosby and Gary Cooper would stop by, until he was in his teens, having spent most of ...

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  10. www.nbcnews.com › pop-culture › pop-culture-newsAlan Ladd Jr., Oscar-winning producer behind ‘Star Wars’ and ...

    Mar 3, 2022 · Oscar-winning producer and influential motion picture executive Alan Ladd Jr., who ushered in the “Star Wars” era of motion pictures, died Wednesday. He was 84. “With the heaviest of hearts ...