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Director Joel Schumacher has died at the age of 80. Reuters
Director Joel Schumacher has died at the age of 80. Reuters
Joel Schumacher, prolific filmmaker behind 'Batman', dies at the age of 80
The director died in New York on Monday following a year-long battle with cancer