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Alan Ladd Jr.

American film producer (1937-2022) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 84

Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. was an American film industry executive and producer. 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.

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2022Died2 March 20222016It's Always About the Story: Conversations with Alan Ladd, Jr.Film, Himself2014The Real History of Science FictionSeries2007Gone Baby GoneFilm, Producer2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogyFilm2003The Beast Within: Making AlienFilm2001The Omen LegacyFilm2000Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's PassionFilm1996Academy Award for Best PictureAwardA Very Brady SequelFilm, 1996Producer1995BraveheartFilm, Producer1988Vice VersaFilm, Producer1984Police AcademyFilm, Producer1971A Severed HeadFilm, Producer1970The Ballad of Tam LinFilm, Producer1953The OscarsSeries1937Born22 October 1937

People around Alan

  • Braveheart 1995
  • Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 2004
  • Gone Baby Gone 2007
  • An Unfinished Life 2005
  • The Man in the Iron Mask 1998

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 28

42 credits on file

Television 2

Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture1996
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

About this person

Ladd won an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1996 for producing Braveheart.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2022 · aged 84