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Apr 8, 2024 · His ebullience at the birth in 1937 of his first child, Alan Ladd, Jr.—the future CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.—was short-lived; soon thereafter, Ladd’s mother committed suicide in the presence of her son. It has been said that Ladd’s jaded demeanour, so often evident in his screen performances, stemmed from this incident.
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6 days ago · The book chronicles Blade Runner ' s evolution, focusing on film-set politics, especially the British director's experiences with his first American film crew; of which producer Alan Ladd, Jr. has said, "Harrison wouldn't speak to Ridley and Ridley wouldn't speak to Harrison. By the end of the shoot Ford was 'ready to kill Ridley', said one ...
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Mar 22, 2024 · That same day, producer Mike Gruskoff suggested showing the script to Alan Ladd Jr., aka Laddie, who had just joined the leadership team at Twentieth Century Fox. Ladd loved it, agreed it should be in black and white, and authorized a budget of $2.4 million.
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1 day ago · Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon.Based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo, who, after coming across a mysterious derelict spaceship on an uncharted planetoid, find themselves up against a deadly and aggressive extraterrestrial loose within their vessel.
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5 days ago · The Fox executive that had okayed Alien, Alan Ladd Jr., had left the company. The producers of Alien were suing Fox over their cut of the film. Sequels in general were a hard sell, ...
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Apr 6, 2024 · Alan Ladd had a son who went on to become a successful film producer. Alan Ladd Jr carried on the torch lit by his father to help create some of the best films in American cinematic history. He passed away on March 2nd, 2022 – almost forty years after his father’s death. Offsite Link
Apr 5, 2024 · “[Head of 20th Century Fox] Alan Ladd Jr saw the picture. There would have been a third coffin and it was the little boy’s. He saw it and said ‘Dick, let me ask you one thing.
