Producer Lauren Shuler Donner On Husband Richard Donner: “He Was Larger Than Life, A Great Man”
Lauren Shuler Donner, wife and sometimes producing partner with husband Richard Donner who died at age 91, was understandably emotional when I spoke to her today and expressed sympathy on her loss, as well as the loss of movie lovers everywhere who were fans of Superman, The Omen, The Goonies, Ladyhawke, Scrooged, the Lethal Weapon movies, Maverick, 1997’s now oddly timelier Conspiracy Theory, and countless others including those he produced like Free Willy, The Lost Boys, and X Men. No question Dick Donner was a giant, and widely admired as you can probably tell from the outpouring of reaction on Deadline today.