Allison Shearmur

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 Walt Disney Studios, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Lionsgate, her production work involved such films as the American Pie and 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.

Formative years and family life Allison Ivy Brecker was one of the quadruplets born to Martin and Rhoda Brecker on October 23, 1963. She grew up in a traditional Jewish household,

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

Career After graduation, Allison Shearmur 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. 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.

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

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. 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