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Alan Ladd Jr. dies; greenlighted “Star Wars” and produced “Braveheart”

Alan Ladd Jr. dies; greenlighted 'Star Wars' and produced 'Braveheart'

Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer whose credits include Best Picture winners "Braveheart" and "Chariots of Fire," died at 84.

He launched his production banner, The Ladd Company, in 1979. The company worked on classic films such as “Chariots of Fire,” “The Right Stuff,” “Blade Runner” and “Braveheart,” which won five Oscars, including best picture, in 1996.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a 20th Century Fox executive greenlit “Star Wars,” has died. He was 84. Ladd died Wednesday, his daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the documentary “Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies," wrote in a Facebook post.

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