Superman director Richard Donner dies at 91


The late Richard Donner, who passed away yesterday at age 91, is seen with his wife, producer Lauren Donner, at an event in Hollywood, California, USA. - EPA pic, July 6, 2021.

RICHARD Donner, a prolific filmmaker who directed the first Superman movie, The Goonies, and other blockbuster hits, died yesterday at age 91, US media reported. 

Donner’s other credits include the 1976 horror classic The Omen, the Lethal Weapon cop franchise with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover starting in 1987, Scrooged (1988) and his final movie in 2006, 16 Blocks.


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