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