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'Ghostbusters' director Ivan Reitman has died

Film director and producer Ivan Reitman — who tickled moviegoers’ funny bones with ’70s and ’80s smash comedies such as “Ghostbusters,” “Meatballs,” “Stripes” and “Kindergarten Cop” — has died.

NPR critic Bob Mondello shares Reitman’s legacy.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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