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Producers Guild of America honors Stan Lee

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The Producers Guild of America announced Wednesday that Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee, whose co-creations include ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘The Incredible Hulk’ and ‘Iron Man,’ will receive the 2012 Vanguard Award at the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards on Jan. 21 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Lee, 88, has also executive produced such films as those of the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise, the ‘Iron Man’ films, ‘Thor’ and ‘The X-Men’ franchise.

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The Vanguard Award recognizes achievements in new media and technology.

‘Stan Lee’s creative vision and imagination has produced some of the most beloved and visually stunning characters and adventures in history,’ said PGA Awards co-chairs Paula Wagner and Michael Manheim in a statement Wednesday.

Previous recipients include George Lucas, John Lasseter and YouTube founders Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Will Wright.

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Susan King

Susan King is a former entertainment writer at the Los Angeles Times who specialized in Classic Hollywood stories. She also wrote about independent, foreign and studio movies and occasionally TV and theater stories. Born in East Orange, N.J., she received her master’s degree in film history and criticism at USC. She worked for 10 years at the L.A. Herald Examiner and came to work at The Times in January 1990. She left in 2016.

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