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

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   Mar 3, 2022 · Alan Ladd Jr., who as a producer and studio executive was a guiding hand behind scores of successful films, none bigger than “Star Wars,” which he championed when its young director, George...

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

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   Mar 3, 2022 · NEW YORK — Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a 20th Century Fox executive greenlit Star Wars, has died. He was 84. Ladd died Wednesday, his daughter Amanda...

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

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   Mar 2, 2022 · Movie News. 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...

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   • NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a 20th Century Fox executive greenlit “Star Wars,” has died. He was 84. Ladd died Wednesday, his daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the documentary “Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies,” wrote in a Facebook post. No cause of death was given.

   Oscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr. dies at 84 | AP News

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   What happened to Alan Ladd?

   • “With the heaviest of hearts, we announce that on March 2, 2022, Alan Ladd, Jr. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family,” his daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones wrote on social media. “Words cannot express how deeply he will be missed. His impact on films and filmmaking will live on in his absence.”

   Alan Ladd Jr., ‘Star Wars’ Savior and Oscar Winner for ‘Braveheart

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   • Ladd Jr. was also responsible for major films like “Once Upon a Time in America,” “The Right Stuff,” “Blade Runner” and Ben Affleck’s “Gone, Baby Gone.” Alan Ladd Jr. in Los Angeles in 1975. David F. Smith / AP file

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   What happened to the Ladd Company?

   • The Ladd Company shuttered operations in the mid-1980s, and Ladd Jr. became an executive at MGM/UA, leading to a successful tenure that included hits like Moonstruck, Spaceballs, A Fish Called Wanda, Willow, and Thelma & Louise.

   Alan Ladd Jr., Legendary Hollywood Producer and Executive, Dies at 84

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6. apnews.com › article › entertainment-business-artsOscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr. dies at 84 | AP News

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   Mar 2, 2022 · By Jake Coyle. Published 3:02 PM PDT, March 2, 2022. NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a 20th Century Fox executive greenlit “Star Wars,” has died. He was 84. Ladd died Wednesday, his daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the documentary “Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies,” wrote in a ...

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

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   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.

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

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   Mar 2, 2022 · News. Mar 2, 2022 10:45am PT. Alan Ladd Jr., Who Greenlit ‘Star Wars’ and Produced ‘Braveheart,’ Dies at 84. By Richard Natale. AP. Oscar-winning producer and influential motion picture...

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    Mar 2, 2022 · Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer of Braveheart and longtime executive at both Fox and MGM, died on Wednesday, according to his family. He was 84. In addition to winning the Oscar for 1995’s Best Picture winner, Braveheart, Ladd Jr. was perhaps best known as the man who greenlit Star Wars when he was an executive at 20th Century Fox.