Alan Ladd Jr. dies; Oscar-winning producer and studio boss greenlighted 'Star Wars'
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 “Star Wars,” has died at his home in Los Angeles.
“Laddie believed in me when no one else did and gambled on a young kid with a crazy idea for a science-fiction adventure — something that wasn’t exactly marketable at the time,” Lucas told Variety in 2007. During Ladd’s tenure as president at Fox, the studio turned out hits such as “Alien,” “Julia, “The Turning Point” and “An Unmarried Woman” — as well as bombs such as “At Long Last Love” and “The Blue Bird.”
During the early 19`80s, the Ladd Co. produced films such as “Body Heat,” “The Right Stuff,” “Blade Runner,” “Night Shift” and “Police Academy.” And, in conjunction with Warner Bros., it obtained North American distribution rights to “Chariots of Fire,” which won a best-picture Oscar. Early on, the low-key Ladd earned a reputation for having a laid-back management style and a penchant for risk-taking.
In 1996, when Ladd accepted an Oscar as one of the three producers of “Braveheart,” the best picture winner, his words were characteristically brief: “I’d like to thank my family. Thank you.”
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