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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 ...

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2. 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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   Who was Alan Ladd's wife?

   • Alan Ladd's wife was a big Hollywood agent. I vaguely remember hearing a story about how madly in love he was with June Allison. He seems to have suffered from depression and alcoholism. I love Veronica Lake and Laird Cregar. You can thank Alan Ladd Jr. for the existence of "Star Wars."

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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.

   Oscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr, who greenlit Star Wars, dies at

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   Did Norman Jewison work with Mr Ladd on 'Moonstruck'?

   • In a 1999 interview with The New York Times, the director Norman Jewison recalled his experience working with Mr. Ladd on the 1987 hit “Moonstruck,” which won three Oscars. “I gave him a price of what I thought I could do the film for,” Mr. Jewison said, “and told him I was going to go after Cher to play the lead. No other major stars.

   Alan Ladd Jr., Hitmaking Film Executive, Dies at 84

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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 ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alan_LaddAlan Ladd - Wikipedia

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   Alan Walbridge Ladd[citation needed] (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake in films noir, such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942), and The Blue Dahlia ...

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7. www.usatoday.com › story › entertainmentAlan Ladd Jr, 'Braveheart' producer and Oscar winner, dead at 84

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   Mar 3, 2022 · 0:59. 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 ...

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

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   Mar 2, 2022 · He was 84. Ladd, who headed production at Fox, Pathe Entertainment and MGM (in two stints) and ran his own outfit, The Ladd Co., with great success, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles ...

9. 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 ...