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David L. Wolper
Deceased

How Did David L. Wolper Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82
Also known asDavid Lloyd WolperGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn11/01/1928Born inNew York, New York, USADied10/08/2010 (aged 82)Died inBeverly HillsCauseParkinson's diseaseWikidataQ902654 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#3453 ↗

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 (1971) and L.A. Confidential (1997). He was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 57th Academy Awards in 1985 for his work producing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, as well as helping to bring the games there.

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Filmography8 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Remembering Gene WilderMovieSelf (archive photo)96
2021Becoming CousteauMovieSelf (voice) (archive sound)93
2002Remembering RootsMovieSelf74
2001Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'MovieSelf73
1992Color AdjustmentMovieSelf64
1985TelevisionSeries—57
1971Film '72SeriesSelf43
1948BambiSeriesSelf20