"This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dennis Maguire, who worked as Rob Reiner's first assistant director on "Misery" and the reshoots for "Stand By Me." On Sunday, Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home. The following has been edited for length and clarity. People liked Rob, and Rob liked people. He enjoyed life, and I know he gave back. Rob wasn't really flashy. Yes, he was born into royalty in Hollywood, but he wasn't pretentious at all, at least not in my experience with him. He was the real deal."
"Rob was a real director. A lot of directors are quiet and internal, but Rob was able to tell everybody - both cast and crew - what he wanted. But he was also open to suggestions, which the crew appreciated."
"He was a big, gregarious guy with a big personality. And he was funny, of course. He was a huge baseball fanatic and a very intelligent guy who could talk about anything."
Dennis Maguire worked as first assistant director with Rob Reiner on the reshoots for Stand by Me and as first assistant director on Misery in 1990. Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their Los Angeles home. Maguire remembers Reiner as caring, gregarious, funny, highly intelligent, a huge baseball fanatic, and unpretentious despite his Hollywood background. Reiner communicated clearly about his vision while remaining open to suggestions from cast and crew. He kept reasonable schedules for the team and discussed father-son relationships on set because both men's fathers worked in film. Maguire reports being heartbroken.
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