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  1. 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 ...

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · Alan Ladd Jr., who as a producer and studio executive was a guiding hand behind scores of successful films, none bigger than “Star Wars,” which he championed when its young director, George...

  3. Mar 2, 2022 · Alan Ladd Jr ., the revered Hollywood producer and studio executive who saved Star Wars when Fox wanted to shut down production and gained vindication when he received an Oscar for Braveheart...

  4. 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. Mar 2, 2022 · Oscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr., who ushered in the “Star Wars” era of motion pictures, has died. He was 84.

  6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0480440Alan Ladd Jr. - IMDb

    Alan Ladd Jr. (1937-2022) was a prominent film executive and producer who worked for Fox, MGM/UA and Paramount. He was the son of actor Alan Ladd and won an Oscar for Braveheart (1995).

  7. Mar 2, 2022 · 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’ landmark blockbuster...