Alan Ladd Jr.
Birthday:
October 22, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name:
Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr.
Alan Ladd Jr. is one of the industry's most respected executives. He started in the movies as an agent in 1963. In 1969, Ladd moved to London to produce, making nine films. He returned to the States in '73 to become Head of Creative Affairs at Fox. Within three very successful years Mr. Ladd was President of Twentieth Century Fox. La guer...
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Alan Ladd Jr. is one of the industry's most respected executives. He started in the movies as an agent in 1963. In 1969, Ladd moved to London to produce, making nine films. He returned to the States in '73 to become Head of Creative Affairs at Fox. Within three very successful years Mr. Ladd was President of Twentieth Century Fox. La guerre des étoiles (1977), Alien - Le 8ème passager (1979) and Frankenstein junior (1974), were a few of the classics during his tenure. But, in 1979, Ladd left his position as President at Fox to found his own production company, The Ladd Company. He enjoyed great successes with comedies like Les croque-morts en folie (1982) and Police Academy (1984) and Oscar winners' L'étoffe des héros (1983) and Best Picture, Les chariots de feu (1981). In 1985, Ladd joined MGM/UA, eventually becoming Chairman and CEO of Pathe Entertainment. During his tenure, MGM/UA enjoyed hits like Un poisson nommé Wanda (1988), Éclair de lune (1987) and Thelma & Louise (1991). Ladd reformed the Ladd Company with Paramount Pictures in 1993 where he produced the hits La Tribu Brady (1995) and Best Picture winner: Braveheart (1995). Mr. Ladd is now producing independently with The Ladd Company. Show less «
I tried to get Braveheart (1995) off the ground when I was president of MGM and I had given it to Mel but he turned it down because of sched...Show more »
I tried to get Braveheart (1995) off the ground when I was president of MGM and I had given it to Mel but he turned it down because of scheduling conflicts. When I departed MGM/UA, my separation agreement allowed me to take two projects with me. So I took Braveheart because I knew it was a good story and I admired Randall Wallace's scribe work so much.The project went to the back-burner for awhile. Two-years later Mel gave me a call out-of-the-blue and said: 'That project Braveheart, what did you end up doing with it'? I told him 'nothing' and he replied: 'Well, I can't get it out of my mind, I keep thinking about it. Can we meet on it'? Show less «
I'm going to continue making films that interest me and are relevant. In the end, I just want to be remembered as a good guy who didn't scre...Show more »
I'm going to continue making films that interest me and are relevant. In the end, I just want to be remembered as a good guy who didn't screw anybody while I was in the business. I think it's better to be remembered as a decent person than just another moviemaker in the history of Hollywood. Show less «
