David Ladd
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American film producer
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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. He later established The Ladd Company and headed MGM/UA. Ladd won an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1996 for producing Braveheart. Wikipedia
- October 22, 1937, Los Angeles, California, United States
- March 2, 2022, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Kidney failure
- Cindra Ladd(m 1985 - 2022), Patricia Ann Beazley(m 1959 - 1983)
- Alan Ladd
- Center for Early Education
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