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Warner Bros. confirmed his death, though no cause was disclosed.
Donners big-screen break came in 1976 with the hit horror filmThe Omen.
In the next decade, Donner directed theFree Willytrilogy in addition to 1995sAssassins.
Donner also had a hand in producingX-Menand its prequel,X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Donner is survived by his wife, Lauren Shuler Donner.
Tributes to Donner flooded social media in the wake of his death.
He was all kid.
I cant believe hes gone, but his husky, hearty laugh will stay with me always.
Danny Glover, star of theLethal Weaponfilms, said in a statement, My heart is broken.
Working with Dick Donner, Mel Gibson and theLethal WeaponTeam was one of the proudest moments of my career.
I will so greatly miss him.
Below, see more tributes to Donner.
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The great Richard Donner on set.
Dick was so much fun.
What I perceived in him, as a 12 year old kid, is that he cared.
I got to meet with him last year about a project.
Guy was a natural born storyteller.
And Dick Donner achieved it time and time again, in all sorts of films.
It’s not easy.
RIP Richard Donner.https://t.co/I6SInbMKr7
