Alan Ladd Jr death: Oscar-winning producer who greenlit Star Wars dies at 84
03.03.2022 - 12:23
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The Walking Stick, A Severed Head, Villain, and The Nightcomers. He returned to the US in 1973 to become Head of Creative Affairs at 20th Century Fox. In August 1976, he was promoted from worldwide production head to president of Fox’s film division.
Alan Ladd Jr has died. Talk about a guy who shaped mine as well as other countless young people’s imagination at the time. May the force be with you.
#StarWars #BladeRunnerThere, he greenlit George Lucas’s original script of Star Wars. The film was a huge hit and was critically hailed upon release, becoming, up to that point, the highest-grossing film of all time, and spawned an extensive media franchise that includes many other films as well as television, radio, video game and print media. Devastated to read about Alan Ladd Jr's passing.
Without Laddie's absolute faith in George Lucas, Star Wars would likely not exist. He was the only studio exec who gave Lucas a chance all those years ago. Every Star Wars fan should know his name.
My heart goes out to his family. pic. twitter.
com/tk6bMzjwmpAlan Ladd Jr. took a huge risk with Star Wars. NO ONE at the Studio believed him when he said, flat out, this is going to be the biggest movie in the history of Cinema,As we know it, the "Star Wars" universe wouldn't have had a chance to exist without Alan Ladd, Jr.
He once told George Lucas that he wasn't greenlighting "Star Wars" as much as he was greenlighting George. We should all be so lucky to have someone give us a chance like that. Lucas once recalled his meeting with Ladd, whose faith in the filmmaker began with an early screening of his film series American Graffiti before it was released.