Hollywood Director, Richard Donner has died at the age of 91.
Gatekeepers News reports that Donner who directed Superman and The Goonies among others breathed his last on Monday.
The deceased’s wife, film producer Lauren Shuler Donner confirmed his demise.
Steven Spielberg, who wrote The Goonies, told Variety that Donner was “gifted across so many genres”.
“Being in his circle was akin to hanging out with your favourite coach, smartest professor, fiercest motivator, most endearing friend, staunchest ally, and – of course – the greatest Goonie of all,” Spielberg said.
“He was all kid. All heart. All the time. I can’t believe he’s gone, but his husky, hearty laugh will stay with me always.”
Donner, who was born in the Bronx, New York, started his television career in the early 1960s, with credits including anthology series ‘The Twilight Zone’ and spy thriller ‘The Man From Uncle’.
It was, however, in the mid-1970s that he made his mark on Hollywood.
Gatekeepers News reports that his first major break came with 1976’s The Omen, and later produced Free Willy and The Lost Boys.
Donner’s work on 1978’s Superman starring Christopher Reeve is often regarded as the first modern superhero film.
Donner directed and produced The Goonies in 1985. The comedy tells the story of a group of children hunting for a hidden treasure and has become a cult classic.
Tributes have since been pouring in for late Donner.
