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Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American film director, producer, and occasional comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company was owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film "The Omen" (1976), Donner became famous for the creation of the first modern superhero film, "Superman" (1978), starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner went on to direct such enduringly popular titles as "The Goonies" (1985), "Scrooged" (1988) and the "Lethal Weapon" series (1987-98).
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Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American film director, producer, and occasional comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company was owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film "The Omen" (1976), Donner became famous for the creation of the first modern superhero film, "Superman" (1978), starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner went on to direct such enduringly popular titles as "The Goonies" (1985), "Scrooged" (1988) and the "Lethal Weapon" series (1987-98).
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E! True Hollywood Story
Tales from the Crypt
Eli Roth's History of Horror
HBO First Look
Maverick
Superman II
Timeline
The Goonies
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Production Credits
Lethal Weapon 2
The Wild Wild West
Scrooged
Timeline
Letter to Loretta
Assassins
Perversions of Science
Lethal Weapon 4
The Fugitive
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Lethal Weapon 3
Free Willy
Bearcats!
Perry Mason
Sarge
The Omen
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Interns
Cannon
Bronk
Mr. Novak
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sam Benedict
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
The Goonies
Ironside
Banyon
The Tall Man
Maverick
The Lost Boys
The Lieutenant
Any Given Sunday
The Trials of O'Brien
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Route 66
Free Willy
Ghost Story
Petrocelli
The Twilight Zone
Superman
X-Men
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jericho
Get Smart
The Eleventh Hour
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Superman
Lethal Weapon
Tales from the Crypt
Kojak
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