Ivan Reitman, Director of ‘Ghostbusters’ and Many US Comedies, Dead at 75

Ivan Reitman, Director of ‘Ghostbusters’ and Many US Comedies, Dead at 75
Director Ivan Reitman accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Big Screen Achievement Awards at CinemaCon 2014 in Las Vegas on March 27, 2014. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
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Ivan Reitman, the producer-director behind many iconic comedies such as “Ghostbusters” and “Animal House” died peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 12, his family confirmed in a statement. He was 75.

“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” Reitman’s children said in a joint statement to The Associated Press.

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