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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.
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- 1963–2007
- Film producer
- Alan Ladd (father)
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...
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.
Alan Ladd, Jr., was a film executive and producer and founder of the Ladd Company. Actress Alana Ladd, who co-starred with her father in Guns of the Timberland and Duel of Champions , was married to the veteran talk radio broadcaster Michael Jackson .
Alan Ladd Jr. was a film industry executive and producer who worked with some of the most acclaimed actors and directors in Hollywood. He produced classics like Star Wars, Alien, Chariots of Fire and The Right Stuff. He also founded his own production company, The Ladd Company, and became the first African-American President of Marketing and Distribution at Twentieth Century Fox.
- October 22, 1937
- March 2, 2022
Mar 2, 2022 · Alan Ladd Jr ., the revered Hollywood producer and studio executive who saved Star Wars when Fox wanted to shut down production and gained vindication when he received an Oscar for Braveheart...
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Mar 2, 2022 · Alan Ladd Jr., an Oscar-winning producer and former studio boss who, as a top executive at 20th Century Fox in the 1970s, was best known for greenlighting George Lucas’ landmark blockbuster...
