Alan Ladd Jr. | |
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Born | Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. October 22, 1937 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | March 2, 2022 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 84)
Occupation | Film producer |
Years active | 1963–2007 |
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Children | 4 |
Father | Alan Ladd |
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Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. (October 22, 1937 – March 2, 2022) was an American film industry executive and producer.[1] He was president of 20th Century Fox from 1976 to 1979, during which he approved the production of Star Wars, on his confidence in George Lucas, which proved well-founded. He later established The Ladd Company and headed MGM/UA. Ladd won an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1996 for producing Braveheart.