Richard Donner

Richard Donner (24 April 1930 - 5 July 2021) was a veteran Hollywood writer and director.
His long and varied career included directing the live-action serial Danger Island, which originally aired as part of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour and lasted 36 episodes. The show's epic story arc focused on Professor Irwin Hayden, his young daughter Leslie, and their friends Linc Simmons, Morgan, and Chongo, who contended with modern pirates and hostile native tribes as they searched for the lost city of Tubanya. Donner went on to direct many classic movies of the 1970s and 1980s, including Superman, The Goonies, and Lethal Weapon. 
 
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