The late David Wolper was a documentary and entertainment producer who applied his craft to live events like the LA Olympics - and to event television like the series “Roots.” Wolper was 82 when he ...

David L. Wolper, whose landmark 1977 miniseries Roots captured the imagination of the country, has passed away. Roots explored an American family descended from slaves. Wolper also produced the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: The Wolper Organization, the company behind the iconic Roots miniseries, is staying in business with Warner Bros.

With the "Flags of the World" stunt in the can, Flaisher went on to join Wolper's official Olympics production team. Among other things, he helped ensure that the spaceship that descended on the ...

LOS ANGELES • 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 ...

David L. Wolper was born on January 11, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA as David Lloyd Wolper. He was a producer, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) ...

EXCLUSIVE: History is taking on one of most celebrated TV programs of all time, blockbuster 1977 miniseries Roots. The cable network is planning a new eight-hour Roots miniseries after acquiring ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Award-winning producer David L. Wolper, who won numerous awards over a long career that included his African American mini-series "Roots", has died doing what he loved, ...

Wolper died at home in Beverly Hills on Tuesday night of congestive heart disease and complications of Parkinson's disease, his spokesman says. Wolper produced "L.A. Confidential" and the children's ...