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David L. Wolper photo in Press Release announcing the 2007 NAB Distinguished Service Award

Source: www.nab.org

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, North & South, L.A. Confidential, and the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He also produced numerous documentaries and documentary series like Biography (TV series; 1961–63), The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (TV), Appointment with Destiny (TV series), This is Elvis, Four Days in November, Imagine: John Lennon, and others. He directed the 1959 documentary The Race for Space, which was nominated for an Academy Award. His 1971 film (as executive producer) about the study of insects The Hellstrom Chronicle won an Academy Award.

• Born: January 11, 1928, New York City

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Robert Fitzgerald, TV exec at MCA, dies at 86
Variety, 2011-01-28 00:20:00
TV News: Yale lawyer worked with Lew Wasserman -- Robert Fitzgerald, an attorney who worked with Lew Wasserman at MCA and later with David Wolper, died Jan. 18 in Santa Barbara, Calif., after a lengthy illness. He was 86.

'Roots' Producer David Wolper Dies
CBS Entertainment Ne, 2010-08-11 19:30:01
Wolper's Work Became a Landmark in Television History

David Wolper, producer of 'Roots,' has died
MSNBC Entertainment, 2010-08-11 18:55:19
During a long career, Wolper also produced the children's classic "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." But his TV work remained his best-known accomplishment.