Alan Ladd Jr. has died at 84. He was an Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a Fox executive greenlit “Star Wars.' His father, Alan Ladd, starred in the classic Western 'Shane.'
A former talent agent for stars like Robert Redford and Judy Garland, Ladd Jr. joined 20th Century Fox in 1973, and later became president. There, he greenlit George Lucas’ $10 million science-fiction film — the original script was titled “The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as Taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga 1, Star Wars” — when few in Hollywood saw any potential in it.
Even when the studio’s confidence wavered on “Star Wars,” Ladd kept his trust in what would become one of the highest grossing films ever made. His only false move may have been granting Lucas’ merchandising rights rather than a raise when “American Graffiti” became a hit. On his own, Ladd produced, beside “The Right Stuff” and “Blade Runner,” films like “Body Heat” and “Police Academy.”But Ladd Co., weighed down by some disappointments and hefty budgets for films like “The Right Stuff,” struggled to be profitable. In the mid-1980s, Ladd moved to MGM, which he would eventually lead. His two stints at the studio were less successful than his time at Fox, but movies he made there included “Moonstruck” , “Rain Man” “A Fish Called Wanda” and “Thelma & Louise” .
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