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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
Lassie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sam Benedict
HBO First Look
Superpowered: The DC Story
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Superman
Maverick
Superman II
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Timeline
The Goonies
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Production Credits
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Twilight Zone
Tales from the Crypt
The Fugitive
Perversions of Science
Bearcats!
Superman II
Timeline
The Interns
Letter to Loretta
Lethal Weapon 4
Maverick
The Goonies
Banyon
Perry Mason
Bronk
The F.B.I.
Superman
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Lethal Weapon 3
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Mr. Novak
The Omen
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
The Lost Boys
Cannon
Free Willy
Kojak
The Tall Man
Sarge
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sam Benedict
Scrooged
Ghost Story
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Assassins
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Route 66
The Wild Wild West
X-Men
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Ironside
Petrocelli
The Lieutenant
Any Given Sunday
The Eleventh Hour
Wagon Train
Free Willy
Lethal Weapon
Get Smart
Jericho
Lethal Weapon 2
The Trials of O'Brien
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