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Alan Ladd Jr. was an American film producer and executive producer born in Los Angeles in 1937. He was the son of Alan Ladd and the brother of David Ladd. Ladd Jr. received his education at the University of Southern California and spoke English. His professional career in the film industry spanned from 1963 to 2007.
During his career, he worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and received the award. He also holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Alan Ladd Jr. died in Los Angeles on March 2, 2022.
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Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. (October 22, 1937-March 2, 2022) was a film industry executive and producer. He was famous for giving George Lucas the go-ahead to make Star Wars while working for 20th Century Fox.
Known for
- Sane Inside Insanity — Self – Head of Marketing, 20th Century Fox2025
- Mel Brooks: Seriously... Well, Almost — Self2024
- Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies — Self2017
- It's Always About the Story: Conversations with Alan Ladd, Jr. — Himself2016
- The Real History of Science Fiction — Self2014
- The Last Mogul — Self2005
- When Star Wars Ruled the World — Self2004
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy — Self2004
- The Beast Within: Making Alien — Self2003
- The Alien Saga — Self2002
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Father
- Alan Ladd
- Sibling
- David Ladd
- Occupation
- executive producer
- Employer
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1937-10-05
- date of death
- 2022-03-02
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- end of work period
- 2007-00-00
- name in native language
- Alan Ladd Jr.
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
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