1930-04-24 ( 94 years old ) in Bronx, New York, USA
Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930–July 5, 2021) was an American film director and producer. Described as "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters," Donner directed some of the most financially successful films of the 1970s and 1980s. His 50-year career crossed genres and influenced trends among filmmakers across the world.
Donner began his career in 1957 as a television director. In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the series The Rifleman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Fugitive, The Twilight Zone, The Banana Splits, and many others. Donner made his film debut with the low-budget aviation drama X-15 in 1961 but had his critical and commercial breakthrough with the horror film The Omen in 1976. He directed the landmark superhero film Superman in 1978, which provided an inspiration for the fantasy film genre to eventually gain artistic respectability and commercial dominance. Donner later went on to direct films in the 1980s such as The Goonies and Scrooged, while reinvigorating the buddy cop film genre with the Lethal Weapon series.
Donner and his wife, Lauren, owned a production company, The Donners' Company, which is most successful for producing the Free Willy and X-Men film franchises. Donner also produced Tales from the Crypt and co-wrote several comic books for Superman publisher DC Comics. In 2000, Donner received the President's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films.
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Movies
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Valerie
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Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
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Davi's Way
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Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017-11-12
Life After Flash
2017-10-02
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016-05-13
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014-09-20
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013-10-23
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013-01-15
Casting By
2012-11-01
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010-11-09
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009-01-11
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008-06-10
Superman II: Restoring the Vision
2006-11-28
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006-11-02
16 Blocks
2006-03-01
The Curse of 'The Omen'
2005-10-26
Timeline
2003-11-26
Out Cold
2001-11-21
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001-05-01
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001-01-01
666: The Omen Revealed
2000-09-05
Conspiracy Theory
1997-08-08
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
1995-10-20
Maverick
1994-05-20
First Works
1989-10-10
The Goonies
1985-06-07
Inside Moves
1980-12-19
Superman II
1980-12-12
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1980-01-01
Superman
1978-12-14
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