Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer and studio boss, has died at the age of 84.
Ladd died on Wednesday, his daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the documentary Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies wrote in a Facebook post. No cause of death was given.
Ladd Jr., the son of Shane star Alan Ladd, started in the film business as his father’s stuntman but rose to become one of its leading and most widely liked executives.
As studio head at Fox and MGM (twice), he was involved in some 14 best-picture nominees, including Young Frankenstein (1974), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Chariots of Fire” (1981), and Blade Runner (1982). As an independent producer, Ladd Jr. helped steer films including Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Right Stuff (1983) Gone, Baby Gone (2007), and Mel Gibson’s Braveheart (1995), for which he won the best picture.
Ladd is survived by his wife, Cindra Pincock; children Kelliann, Tracy, and Amanda; half-brother, David Ladd; half-sister, Alana Ladd; and step-sister Carol Lee Stuart-Ladd.
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