Allison Shearmur

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Allison Shearmur
Born
Allison Ivy Brecker

(1963-10-23)October 23, 1963
Died(2018-01-19)January 19, 2018 (aged 54)
Other namesAlli Shearmur
Occupation(s)Film executive, producer
Years active1994–2018
SpouseEdward Shearmur
Children2

Allison Ivy Shearmur (also known as Alli Shearmur; née Brecker; October 23, 1963 – January 19, 2018) was an American film executive and producer.

Working for companies including

Jason Bourne franchises, The Hunger Games films, the live-action remake of Cinderella, as well as the Star Wars anthology films Rogue One and Solo.[1][2]

Formative years and family life

Allison Ivy Brecker was one of the

Jewish household,[3] and attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School. After completing her Juris Doctor at the USC Gould School of Law, she became a member of the State Bar of California. While at university, she entered a campus contest and won first prize, lunch with Stanley Jaffe, an executive at Columbia Pictures. Jaffe became a lifelong mentor and role model for Shearmur.[3]

She married film composer Edward Shearmur, with whom she had two children. In 2014, the Shearmurs had a house featured in House Beautiful.[4]

Career

After graduation, Allison Shearmur was participated in a young executive management initiative, and was subsequently selected to become a manager in the comedy development department at Columbia TriStar. She worked at Disney as a vice-president between 1994 and 1997, where she worked on movies including George of the Jungle.[2] She then joined Universal as an executive vice-president of production, and worked on Along Came Polly, Erin Brockovich and the American Pie and Bourne series.[2]

Shearmur also worked for two years at Paramount as co-president of production, where she was responsible for the studio's literary productions such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Stop-Loss, Zodiac, Dreamgirls, Charlotte's Web, Nacho Libre, and Failure to Launch.[5] In 2008, she moved to Lionsgate as president of motion picture production. While at Lionsgate she produced the first two Hunger Games movies, then executive produced the final two.[2]

Shearmur formed her own production company, Allison Shearmur Productions.[1][2] In 2017, her company executive produced the television movie Dirty Dancing.[2]

Illness and death

Allison Shearmur developed lung cancer and died from the disease at the age of fifty-four on January 19, 2018, at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.[1][2] The films Solo: A Star Wars Story, The One and Only Ivan and Chaos Walking were dedicated to her memory.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Stop-Loss executive producer
2011 Abduction executive producer
2012 The Hunger Games president of production
What to Expect When You're Expecting executive producer
2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire executive producer
2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 executive producer
2015 Cinderella producer
The Clan of the Cave Bear executive producer
A Tale of Love and Darkness executive producer
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 executive producer
2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies producer
Nerve producer
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story producer
2017 Power Rangers executive producer
Dirty Dancing executive producer
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story producer Posthumous release
2020 The One and Only Ivan producer
2021 Chaos Walking producer

References

  1. ^ a b c Kit, Borys; Kilday, Gregg (January 19, 2018). "'Star Wars' and 'Hunger Games' Producer Allison Shearmur Dies at 54". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g McNary, Dave (January 19, 2018). "Allison Shearmur, 'Rogue One,' 'Hunger Games' Producer, Dies at 54". Variety. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b McCallum, Madeline (November 26, 2012). "Penn Media and Entertainment Week Presents Allison Shearmur". Her Campus. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Bray, Sarah (February 24, 2014). "Inside A Hunger Games Producer's LA Pad". House Beautiful. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Loughrey, Clarisse (January 20, 2018). "Star Wars and Hunger Games producer Allison Shearmur dies, aged 54". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

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