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Richard Donner
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Director, Producer, Executive Producer
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April 24, 1930 in The Bronx, New York, NY
Biography:Working briefly as an actor in the late 1950s, American director "Richard Donner" first wielded the megaphone for a group of TV commercials, then graduated to the weekly western Wanted: Dead or Alive. Some of "Donner"'s best early work was concentrated on the fantasy anthology Twilight Zone, including the imperishable 1963 episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." "Donner" also worked for Hanna-Barbera, directing several episodes of "Danger Island", a component of the 1968 kid's series "The Banana Splits"; there was, however, very little that was "kiddie" about "Mystery Island," a hallucinatory symphony of hand-held camerawork. A film director since 1961 "Donner" turned to movie work full time with 1968's "Salt and Pepper". "The Omen" (1976), a demonic-possession opus, was "Donner"'s first major moneymaker, leading to his directing assignment on the first "Superman" film in 1978. "Superman" was popular... Full Biography
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Director Richard Donner, Bruce Willis and Mos Def on the set of "16 Blocks"
Bruce Willis and director Richard Donner on the set of "16 Blocks"
Lauren Shuler Donner and Richard Donner
Lauren Shuler Donner and Richard Donner
Richard Donner and Lauren Shuler Donner
Richard Donner and Lauren Shuler Donner
Richard Donner and Lauren Shuler Donner
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