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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alan_Ladd_JrAlan Ladd Jr. - Wikipedia

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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.

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2. www.theguardian.com › film › 2022Oscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr, who greenlit Star Wars ...

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   Mar 3, 2022 · Last modified on Wed 2 Mar 2022 23.21 EST. 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 ...

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   Who was Alan Ladd & how did he die?

   • 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. Ladd, 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.

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   How old was Ladd Laddie when he died?

   • He was 84. No cause was given. Once described as “one of Hollywood’s favorite sons,” Ladd was the namesake of Alan Ladd, the legendary star of the 1953 classic western “Shane.” The shy and laconic Ladd Laddie, as he was known, was one of Hollywood’s most likable and respected movie executives and producers.

   Alan Ladd Jr., who greenlighted 'Star Wars,' dies - Los Angeles Times

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   Did Alan Ladd offer a video adventure series lead?

   • "Television Radio News and Programs: Alan Ladd Offered Video Adventure Series Lead; Gen. Doolittle's Raid on Radio". Los Angeles Times. p. 22. ^ Thomas F. Brady (May 29, 1951). "Columbia Will End Pact With Rossen: Studio Seeks to Call Off Deal With Producer Named in the House Communist Inquiry". The New York Times. p. 39.

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   Does Alan Ladd wear Aladdin air?

   • "Ladd Wears Aladdin Air: Golden Rule Figures in Alan's Rise Two of Top Breaks in Career Sprouted From Kindly Deeds". Los Angeles Times. p. D1. ^ Ames, Walter (April 17, 1951). "Television Radio News and Programs: Alan Ladd Offered Video Adventure Series Lead; Gen. Doolittle's Raid on Radio". Los Angeles Times. p. 22.

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4. 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 Ladd ...

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

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   Mar 3, 2022 · 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, Marjorie Jane Harrold.

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7. www.latimes.com › 2022/03/02 › alan-ladd-jr-deadAlan Ladd Jr., who greenlighted 'Star Wars,' dies - Los ...

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   Mar 2, 2022 · March 2, 2022 11:29 AM PT. 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 ...

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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.