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