Alan Ladd, JrAKA:
Alan Walbridge Ladd
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
10/22/1937 Birthplace:
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biography
The son of 1940s and 50s film star Alan Ladd, this former talent agent and London-based independent producer ("Walking Stick" and "A Severed Head" in 1970, "Tam Lin" and "Villain" in 1971, and "X, Y & Zee" in 1972) joined 20th Century-Fox Pictures in 1973 in the creative affairs department, rising to studio head in only three years. The more notable Fox films under Ladd's directorship were "Star Wars" (1977), "An Unmarried Woman" and "Norma Rae" (both 1978) and "The Rose" (1979). In 1979, Ladd founded The Ladd Company, based at Warner Brothers, which co-produced such diverse fare as "Chariots
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
1961
Served with US Air Force
Began career as motion picture talent agent at Creative Management Associates, Los Angeles
1970
Produced first feature, "A Severed Head"
1973
Joined 20th Century-Fox in charge of creative affairs in feature division
1974
Named vice president of production at 20th Century-Fox Film Corp, Los Angeles
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