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

    Mar 3, 2022 · Misha Erwitt for The New York Times. 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 ...

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    Mar 2, 2022 · Alan Ladd Jr. was born in Los Angeles in 1937, the son of popular Western and film noir actor Alan Ladd, who starred in George Stevens’ 1953 western Shane in the lead role, among many other notable films. Ladd Jr. first began his Hollywood career as an agent for the likes of Warren Beatty and Robert Redford in the 1960s.

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

    Mar 2, 2022 · Movies. 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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  7. apnews.com › article › entertainment-business-artsOscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr. dies at 84 | AP News

    Mar 2, 2022 · No cause of death was given. Ladd Jr., the son of “Shane” star Alan Ladd, started in the film business as his father’s stuntman but rose to become one of its leading — and most widely liked — executives.

  8. www.bostonglobe.com › 2022/03/03 › artsOscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr. dies at 84 - The Boston ...

    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,” died Wednesday. He was 84. His death was announced in a Facebook...