Richard Donner, director of Superman and The Goonies, dies aged 91

The New York-born film-maker worked on hits ranging from The Twilight Zone to Lethal Weapon

Richard Donner, the prolific Hollywood director and producer who helmed some of the biggest hit films of the 1970s and 80s including Superman and The Goonies, has died aged 91.

Donner died on Monday, his wife, the film producer Lauren Shuler Donner, told Deadline.