<div style="text-align:center"><img width="2400" height="1256" src="https://i1.wp.com/www.newsplop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/latest-celebrity-news-1200x628-1.png?resize=2400,1256&;ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Laura Dern&#8217;s Father Bruce Dern Breaks Silence on Ex-Wife Diane Ladd&#8217;s Death" title="Laura Dern&#8217;s Father Bruce Dern Breaks Silence on Ex-Wife Diane Ladd&#8217;s Death" /></div><div>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Laura Dern</strong></span>’s father, <strong>Bruce Dern</strong>, is paying tribute to his late ex-wife, <strong>Diane Ladd</strong>.</p>
<p class="p1">“Diane was a tremendous actress and I feel like, a bit of a ‘hidden treasure’ until she ran into David Lynch,” Bruce, 89, said in a statement to <em>NewsPlop</em> on Monday, November 3. “When he cast her as Laura‘s mom in <i>Wild at Heart</i> it felt like the world then really understood her brilliance. She was a great value as a decades-long board member of SAG, giving a real actress’ point of view.”</p>
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<p class="p1">Earlier in the day, Laura confirmed in a statement to <i>The Hollywood Reporter</i> that Ladd <span class="s1">had died</span> at her home in Ojai, California. She was 89. Her cause of death has yet to be revealed.</p>
<p class="p1">“She lived a good life,” Bruce shared in his statement. “She saw everything the way it was. She was a great teammate to her fellow actors. She was funny, clever, gracious. But most importantly to me, she was a wonderful mother to our incredible wunderkind daughter. And for that I will be forever grateful to her.”</p>
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<p class="p1">Bruce and Ladd were married from 1960 to 1969. The former couple also shared a daughter named Diane, who died at 18 months after a drowning accident in 1962.</p>
<p class="p1">“If you lose a child, it’s very hard to cope,” Ladd shared in her memoir <i>Honey, Baby, Mine </i>when discussing her divorce<i>. “</i>We were struggling actors. We could hardly make it. We had to stay in the same house where she died because we couldn’t afford to leave. His family could have helped us, but they didn’t.”</p>
<p class="p1">Ladd went on to remarry <strong>William A. Shea Jr.</strong> from 1969 to 1977. Her final marriage was with <strong>Robert Charles Hunter</strong>. The pair said “I do” on Valentine’s Day in 1999 and remained married for more than two decades, up until his death in July.</p>
<p class="p1">Hunter’s family announced to <span class="s1"><i>The Hollywood Reporter</i></span> on August 1 that the former CEO of PepsiCo Food Systems died in Fort Worth, Texas, while visiting his children. He was 77.</p>
<p class="p1">Although Bruce’s romantic relationship with Ladd may have come to an end in the ‘60s, the pair remained friends and were able to share the screen together on multiple projects.</p>
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<p class="p1">Following their production of <i>Orpheus Descending</i>, the exes went on to appear in <i>The Wild Angels </i>(1966) and <i>The Rebel Rousers </i>(1970). They also starred in <i>Mrs. Munck </i>(1995) and <i>American Cowslip </i>(2009).</p>
<p class="p1">In 2010, Bruce, Ladd and Laura made history when they were the first family members to be presented with adjoining stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame together.</p>
<p class="p1">“I ask the universe that these three stars right here — when I’m dead and gone or if I’m still alive — that whoever comes and looks at it or stands on it, may the energy of the three of our lives permeate into their foundation and help each and every one fulfill their destiny with joy and love, as I wish for you,” Ladd said during her acceptance speech per <span class="s1"><i>People</i></span>.</p>
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