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Alan Ladd Jr.
Executive Producer
Alan Ladd Jr. is an executive producer responsible for green lighting and .
Star Wars and Alienexecutive producer
His independent production company went on to make . In 1973 Ladd became Head of Creative Affairs at Twentieth Century Fox and within three years was President. Two of the classics he produced during his tenure at Fox were Star Wars in 1977 and Alien in 1979.
In 1979, Ladd left his position as President at Fox to found his own production company, The Ladd Company, which produced Blade Runner in 1982. Ladd joined MGM/UA, eventually becoming Chairman and CEO of PathΓ© Entertainment. Ladd reformed the Ladd Company with Paramount Pictures in 1993.
He is now producing independently with The Ladd Company.