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David Lloyd Wolper (January 11, 1928 – August 10, 2010) was an American television and film producer, responsible for shows such as Roots, The Thorn Birds, and North and South, and the theatrically-released films Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and L.A. Confidential. He was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 57th ...
David L. Wolper. Producer: L.A. Confidential. David L. Wolper was born on 11 January 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Murder in the First (1995) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).
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Biography. (TV program) Biography is an American documentary television series and media franchise created in the 1960s by David L. Wolper and owned by A&E Networks since 1987. Each episode depicts the life of a notable person with narration, on-camera interviews, photographs, and stock footage. The show originally ran in syndication in 1962 ...
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Aug 12, 2010 · David Wolper (he had no middle name, but used the middle initial L to distinguish himself from an uncle also named David Wolper) was born on the East Side of Manhattan on Jan. 11, 1928, the only ...
One of the unique talents of David L. Wolper was his diversity, his ability to produce successfully in a wide range of different areas of the world of entertainment; documentaries, mini-series, comedy TV series, TV movies, theatrical Motion picture and outdoor spectaculars. Time Magazine labeled him MR.
Aug 12, 2010 · David L. Wolper dies at 82; producer of 'Roots,' 1984 L.A. Olympics opening ceremonies
Aug 12, 2010 · David L. Wolper, the award-winning television documentary producer best known for the blockbuster TV miniseries “Roots” and for the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies he created for ...
