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