Braveheart producer Alan Ladd Jr, who greenlit such classics as Star Wars and Alien, dies at 84
dailymail.co.ukAlan Ladd Jr., who won an Academy Award as. producer on Braveheart, died Wednesday at the age of 84.His daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones,who directed the documentary Laddie: The Man Behind The Movies,'announced his passing at his Los Angeles home on the film's Facebook page.'With the heaviest of hearts, we announce that on March 2, 2022, Alan Ladd, Jr.
died peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Words cannot express how deeply he will be missed. His impact on films and filmmaking will live on in his absence.'So far there's no official word on a cause of death.
RIP: Longtime film producer Alan Ladd Jr. died at his Los Angeles home on WednesdayLadd Jr.'s brother, David Ladd, shared a brief statement, where he described him as a loyal sibling, when he posted the news of his passing on Facebook.'My brother, my friend, my hero, who always stood by my side.
We will stand together again on the other side! I love you Laddie,' he wrote, as reported by the New York Post. He was the son of actor Alan Ladd,who died at the age of 50 in 1964, and Marjorie Jane, Ladd’s first wife, whom he met in high school.His father found success in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in the Western genre, with such films as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942), The Blue Dahlia (1946) and Shane (1953).
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