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Allison Ivy Brecker entered the world on the 23rd of October 1963 as one of four quadruplets. Her childhood unfolded within a traditional Jewish household in America alongside three siblings.
Allison secured first prize by winning lunch with Stanley Jaffe, an executive at Columbia Pictures during a campus contest. That single meal evolved into a lifelong mentorship that guided her career decisions for decades after she earned her Juris Doctor from the USC Gould School of Law.
She moved to Disney as vice-president between 1994 and 1997 where she worked on George of the Jungle. Universal hired her next as executive vice-president of production for films like Erin Brockovich and Along Came Polly before she served as co-president of production at Paramount.
Allison Shearmur became central to major franchise operations including the American Pie series and the Jason Bourne films. At Lionsgate she produced the first two Hunger Games movies before executive producing the final two installments.
Allison developed lung cancer which ultimately claimed her life on the 19th of January 2018 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Several films released after her death carried dedications honoring her memory including Solo: A Star Wars Story and The One and Only Ivan.