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Jun 3, 2024 · David Lloyd Wolper 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 and L.A. Confidential.
Jun 13, 2024 · David Wolper, whose landmark 1977 miniseries “Roots” engrossed the nation with its saga of an American family descended from an African slave, has died. He was 82.
5 days ago · Producer David L. Wolper purchased the screen rights to “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” for $500,000 in 1969. Wolper also gave Dahl the job of adapting his novel as screenwriter and a portion of the film’s profits.
4 days ago · American Crime Story is an American true crime anthology television series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are also executive producers, alongside Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson. The series is the second installment in the American Story media franchise, following American Horror Story. [1] .
2 days ago · The film's approach was engineered by executive producer David L. Wolper, who was already a veteran of television documentaries with more than a decade of experience and an Emmy for The Making of the President 1960 (1963), although his greatest achievement would arguably be his pioneering 12-hour miniseries Roots (1977), which set ...
2 days ago · John Adams is a 2008 American television miniseries chronicling U.S. Founding Father and president John Adams 's political life and his role in the founding of the United States. The miniseries was directed by Tom Hooper and starred Paul Giamatti in the title role.
Jun 18, 2024 · The Bronze Wrangler is an award presented annually by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum to honor the top works in Western music, film, television and literature . The awards were first presented in 1961. The Wrangler is a bronze sculpture of a cowboy on horseback, and is designed by artist John Free.
