Richard Donner, Director of Superman, The Goonies and Lethal Weapon, Dies at 91
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Donner’s production company confirmed news of his death to
Variety, though the cause was not disclosed.
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Though not his first bigscreen effort, his big feature break came with 1976’s “The Omen,” starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick. Thereafter, he brought his craftsmanship to the first “Superman.” He also branched out into producing (“Free Willy,” “The Lost Boys”), usually with his wife Lauren Shuler Donner he executive produced the huge 2000 success “X-Men” and later the prequel “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” But his career was highlighted by the “Lethal Weapon” series, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, which elevated him to the ranks of directors generating more than a billion dollars in box office.
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Murió Richard Donner, el director de Superman y Arma mortal
El reconocido director, que tenía una extensa carrera en cine y televisión, murió este lunes a los 91 años
5 de julio de 2021
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Murió Richard Donner, el director de la primera película de Superman y de la saga de Arma mortal; aquí con Mel Gibson, el gran protagonista de los films que marcaron toda una épocaMichael Ochs Archives - Moviepix
Richard Donner, veterano
Superman, protagonizada por Christopher Reeve,
Los
Arma mortal,
murió este lunes a los 91 años.
Fueron su representante y los voceros de su productora los encargados de confirmar la noticia. Sin embargo, ninguna de las partes especificó las causas del deceso.
Legendary American filmmaker Richard Donner has passed away at the age of 91, his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner, has announced today.
Born in the Bronx in 1930, Donner began his career directing commercials before switching to television in the late 1950s, working on TV dramas such as
Wanted: Dead or Alive,
The Fugitive,
Tales from the Crypt and
The Twilight Zone (including the classic William Shatner-led episode ‘Nightmare at 20,000 Feet).
However, it was on the big screen where Donner would enjoy monumental success, becoming responsible for some of the most iconic movies of the 1970s and 1980s. He directed his first feature
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Born Richard D. Schwartzberg in New York City, Donner’s credits also include Scrooged, The Goonies, Ladyhawke, The Omen, and Conspiracy Theory.
His first film as a director was Rat Pack comedy Salt and Pepper in 1968.
Before that, he spent 18 years overseeing episodes of TV shows like The Loretta Young Show, Wanted: Dead or Alive, The Rifleman, and Have Gun – Will Travel.
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Lethal Weapon Director Richard Donner Passes Away at 91
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Prayers and condolences have poured in from Hollywood actors including Mel Gibson and Danny Glover after the veteran filmmaker recently died at the age of 91. Jul 6, 2021
The veteran filmmaker passed away on Monday (05Jul21), according to his wife, producer
Lauren Schuler Donner.
Scrooged ,
Rat Pack comedy
Before that, he spent 18 years overseeing episodes of TV shows like
The Loretta Young Show ,
Wanted: Dead or Alive ,
The Rifleman , and
See also.
Superman movies, starring
Superman II after producers brought in
Richard Lester to complete the sequel. Donner s director s cut of the film was released in 2006.