Charles Shire, who was nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing “Private Benjamin” and has directed successful films including “Father of the Bride” “Baby Boom” died. He was 83 years old.
On Saturday, a representative for Shire confirmed the director's death to Fox News Digital. His daughter, Haley Myers Shire, whom he shares with his former colleague and ex-wife Nancy Myers, told The New York Times. Hollywood Reporter Her father died on Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a short illness.
“It is with an incredibly heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Charles Shire,” the Myers-Shire family wrote in a statement. With the deadline.
Father of the Bride director Charles Shire has died at the age of 83. (Jesse Grant/WireImage for Star Magazine)
They continued: “His loss leaves an unfillable hole in our lives, but his legacy lives on through his children and the five decades of remarkable work he left behind. We honor the extraordinary life he lived and know there will never be another like him.”
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In 1979, Shire co-wrote the comedy “Private Benjamin” with Myers and screenwriter Harvey Miller, which the trio co-produced with the film's star, Goldie Hawn.
The film was a box office success with Sher, Myers, and Miller's script earning a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Comedy and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Hawn's performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, while the late Eileen Brennen received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
“Private Benjamin” premiered in 1980, and Cher and Myers married in Rome that same year. The former couple went on to collaborate again in the 1984 comedy-drama Irreconcilable Differences starring Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, and Drew Barrymore.
Sher made his directorial debut with the film, which the duo co-wrote.
Nancy Meyers has collaborated on a series of successful films with Cher. (Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM)
Cher and Myers' next collaboration was the 1987 romantic comedy, “Baby Boom,” which starred Diane Keaton. The duo co-wrote the film's screenplay and Shire directed it. “Baby Boom” was nominated for an A.A Golden Globe For Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, while Keaton won Best Actress.
Myers and Cher later created a sitcom of the same name based on the film, which ran from 1988 to 1989.
The former couple's run of success continued when they remade Vincente Minnelli's 1950 comedy Father of the Bride. The successful 1990 version of Father of the Bride, which starred Steve Martin, Keaton, Kimberly Williams and Martin Short, was directed by Shire. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Myers, Frances Goodrich, and Albert Hackett.
The former husband-wife duo collaborated on the 1994 film “I Love Trouble,” which Shire wrote and directed.
The former couple collaborated on the remake of Father of the Bride. (Touchstone/Getty Images)
Cher and Myers teamed up again for the 1995 sequel Father of the Bride Part II. They shared writing credits and Cher served as director.
In 1998, Myers made her directorial debut with the romantic comedy The Parent Trap, starring Lindsay Lohan as long-lost twin sisters who conspire to reunite with their parents. Cher produced the film, which he also co-wrote with Myers and David Swift.
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“The Parent Trap” will mark the final collaboration between Cher and Myers, who divorced in 1999.
Cher went on to direct and co-produce the 2001 historical drama The Affair of the Necklace, which starred Hilary Swank.
He followed this with a 2004 remake of the 1966 film Alfie, which he wrote, directed and produced. The film starred Jude Law in the titular role as well as Susan Sarandon and Sienna Miller.
One of Shyer's recent projects was the 2022 Netflix film “The Noel Diary.” (Charlie Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)
Cher directed and co-wrote the 2022 Netflix Christmas romantic comedy “The Noel Diary.” His most recent project was the 2023 Netflix holiday comedy “The Best.” Christmas. Ever!” which he co-wrote.
Shire was born in Los Angeles on October 11, 1941, the son of production executive and director Melville Shire, who co-founded the Directors Guild of America, and Louis Delaney. Shire later attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and became an assistant to producers of the TV show “The Odd Couple”, Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson. He later became the head writer and co-producer of the hit series.
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Sher received his first feature film writing credit for the 1977 film “Smokey and the Bandit,” which starred Burt Reynolds. He co-wrote the screenplay for Jack Nicholson The 1978 film Goin' South, in which the actor starred and directed.
Haley Myers Shire, Shire's daughter, followed in her parents' footsteps. (Frank Traber/Corbis via Getty Images)
The director's first major accolade came when he received a WGA Award nomination for Best Screenplay after co-writing 1978's House Calls.
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Shire was married to actress Debra Ewing from 1969 to 1974. After his marriage to Myers ended, he was married to Deborah Lane from 2004 to 2009.
Haley Myers-Shyer followed in her parents' footsteps, directing and co-writing the 2017 comedy “Home Again,” starring Reese Witherspoon. Myers and Shire also share a daughter, Annie Myers Shire.
He is survived by Haley and Annie as well as twins Jacob and Sophia, whom he shared with Lynn.
