He made his feature film debut as a director with The Omen, the classic horror movie.
I will so greatly miss him."
Donner was also a successful producer.
His production company, The Donners' Company, helped launch the X-Men franchise back in 2000.
His wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner,did not disclose the cause of death.
Correction, July 6: The spelling of Steven Spielberg’s first name has been fixed.
