Biography
David L. Wolper was an American film and television producer. Born in New York City in 1928, he studied cinema and journalism at the University of Southern California. He began his career in the 1950s producing documentaries before expanding into feature films and miniseries.
Wolper produced the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. His other credits include executive producer on L.A. Confidential (1997) and producer or executive producer on The Bridge at Remagen (1969), The Devil's Brigade (1968), The Thorn Birds (1983), North and South (1985) and The Mists of Avalon (2001). He also produced the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, for which he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Wolper died in Beverly Hills in 2010.
