Lauren Shuler Donner (born June 23, 1949) is an American movie producer who specializes in mainstream in youth and family-oriented entertainment.
Shuler Donner was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Married to Richard Donner, she entered the entertainment industry as one of the first women members in Hollywood Electronic Camera Union (Local IA 659). She worked as a camera operator on a number of TV projects before graduating to associate producer of ABC's ...
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Lauren Shuler Donner (born June 23, 1949) is an American movie producer who specializes in mainstream in youth and family-oriented entertainment.
Shuler Donner was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Married to Richard Donner, she entered the entertainment industry as one of the first women members in Hollywood Electronic Camera Union (Local IA 659). She worked as a camera operator on a number of TV projects before graduating to associate producer of ABC's World Wide of Entertainment in 1973, a catch-all concept for various late-night formats that attempted to compete with Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. Shuler Donner's next move would be to Motown Productions, where she rose to the ranks to make her TV producing debut in 1979 with the acclaimed Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill, a TV-movie written and directed by Joel Schumacher in the style of Robert Altman's Nashville.
In 1983, Shuler-Donner made her feature movie producing debut in the comedy hit Mr. Mom, starring Michael Keaton. In...
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