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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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David L. Wolper Biography (1928-)
Full name, David Lloyd Wolper; born January 11, 1928, in New York, NY; son ofIrving S. and Anna (maiden name, Fass) Wolper; married Margaret Dawn Richard, May 11, 1958 (divorced); married Gloria Diane Hill (a writer), July 11, 1974; children: (first marriage) Mark (a producer), Michael, Leslie.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, studio executive
- Birth Details
- January 11, 1928
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Work
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Producer
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Follow the Girls, New Century Theatre, New York City, 1944
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Film Work
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Executive Producer
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, United Artists, 1969
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I Love My Wife, Universal, 1970
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One Is a Lonely Number (also known as Two Is a Happy Number), 1972
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This Is Elvis, 1981
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Murder in the First (also known as Muertre a Alcatraz), Warner Bros., 1995
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L.A. Confidential, Warner Bros., 1997
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Producer
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The Race for Space (documentary), 1958
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The Yanks Are Coming, 1963
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Four Days in November, 1964
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Let My People Go, 1965
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The Devil's Brigade, United Artists, 1968
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The Bridge at Remagen, United Artists, 1969
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Say Goodbye, 1970
- (With Walon Green) The Hellstrom Chronicle (short subject), CinemaV, 1971
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Paramount, 1971
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King, Queen, Knave (also known as Herzbube and Koenig, Dame, Bube), 1972
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Journey to the Outer Limits, 1973
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Visions of Eight, Cinema V, 1973
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Wattstax, Columbia, 1973
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Birds Do It, Bees Do It, 1974
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The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, 1981
- (With Andrew Solt) Imagine: John Lennon, 1988
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Surviving Picasso, Warner Bros., 1996
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Television Work
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Executive Producer; Series
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Get Christie Love!, ABC, 1974-1975
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Chico and the Man, NBC, 1974-1978
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Welcome Back, Kotter, ABC, 1975-1979
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Casablanca, NBC, 1983
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The Best of the Worst, Fox, 1991-1992
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Producer; Series
- (With Jack Haley, Jr.) Biography, syndicated, 1962
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The Story of ... , syndicated, 1962
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Hollywood and the Stars, NBC, 1963-1964
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Men in Crisis, syndicated, 1965
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The March of Time, 1965-1966
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The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, 1966-1968
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, 1967-1968
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Appointment with Destiny, 1971-1973
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Golf: Heroes of the Game--Legends of the Game--Women of the Game,1994
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Executive Producer; Miniseries
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Roots, ABC, 1977
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Roots: The Next Generations, ABC, 1979
- (With Edward Lewis) The Thorn Birds, ABC, 1983
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The Mystic Warrior, 1984
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North and South, ABC, 1985
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North and South, Book II (also known as North and South II), ABC, 1986
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Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story, ABC, 1987
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Queen (also known as Alex Haley's Queen), CBS, 1993
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John Jakes' Heaven and Hell: North and South, Part III, ABC, 1994
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A Will of Their Own, NBC, 1998
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To Serve and Protect (also known as Family Shield), NBC, 1999
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The Mists of Avalon, TNT, 2001
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Producer; Miniseries
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Sandburg's Lincoln, NBC, 1974
- (Executive producer) The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, ABC, 1996
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Celebrate the Century, Cable News Network, 1999
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Executive Producer; Movies
- "The Scarlett O'Hara War," Moviola, NBC, 1980
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The Betty Ford Story, ABC, 1987
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Roots: The Gift (also known as Roots Christmas and Roots: Kunta Kinte's Gift), ABC, 1988
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What Price Victory (also known as Hail Alma Mater and The Price of Victory), ABC, 1988
- (With Bernard Sofronski) Murder in Mississippi (also known as Mississippi Summer), NBC, 1990
- (With Sofronski) The Plot to Kill Hitler, CBS, 1990
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When You Remember Me (also known as The Amazing Legacy of Michael Patrick Smith), ABC, 1990
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Dillinger (also known as The Last Days of John Dillinger),ABC, 1991
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Bed of Lies (also known as Deadly Blessing), ABC, 1992
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Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (also known as Marina'sStory), NBC, 1993
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The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? (also known as The Comfort Tragedy), NBC, 1993
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Terror in the Mall (also known as The Mall--Flutkatastrophe imShopping-Center), Fox, 1998
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Producer; Movies
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The 500 Pound Jerk, 1973
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Men of the Dragon, 1974
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The Morning After, 1974
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Unwed Father, 1974
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I Will Fight No More Forever, 1975
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Agatha Christie's "Murder Is Easy" (also known as Murder Is Easy), 1982
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His Mistress, 1984
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Without Warning, HBO and USA Network, 1994
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Executive Producer; Specials
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The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy, ABC, 1969
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Make Mine Red, White, and Blue, 1973
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Victory at Entebbe, ABC, 1976
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Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter, ABC, 1982
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Small World, 1982
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Liberty Weekend, ABC, 1986
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Celebrations, CBS, 1992
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Here's Looking At You, Warner Brothers, TNT, 1993
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On Trial, NBC, 1994
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Producer; Specials
- (With Jack Haley, Jr.) Hollywood: The Golden Years, NBC, 1960
- (With Mel Stuart) The Making of the President, 1960, ABC, 1963
- (With Stuart) The Making of the President, 1964, CBS, c. 1965
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The Making of the President, 1968, c. 1969
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They've Killed President Lincoln, 1971
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Golf: The Greatest Game, 1994
- Producer of National Geographic specials, 1965-75; George Plimptonspecials, 1970-72; American Heritage Smithsonian specials, 1973-74; Primal Man specials, 1973-75; and Judgment specials, 1974.Producer of the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympic games, Los Angeles, 1984. Producer (with Alex Grasshoff) of The Really Big Family;also producer of The American Woman in the 20th Century,
Berlin: Kaiser to Khrushchev,
Biography of a Rookie,
China: Roots of Madness,
Collision Course,
D-Day: Escape to Freedom,
December 7: Day of Infamy,
The First Woman President,
Hollywood: The Fabulous Era,
Hollywood: The Great Stars,
Kreboizen and Cancer,
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe,
Project: Man in Space,
TheRafer Johnson Story, and The Rise and Fall of American Communism.
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Other
- (Affiliated with program) Great People of the 20th Century, The Discovery Channel, 1999
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1987
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The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1989
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