David L. Wolper - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	11-January-1928
Place of Birth	New York City (New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	David Lloyd Wolper, David Wolper, David Wolper
Profession	Television Producer, Film Producer
David Lloyd Wolper 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. He also produced numerous documentaries and documentary series including Biography, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Appointment with Destiny, This is Elvis, Four Days in November, Imagine: John Lennon, Visions of Eight, and others. Wolper directed the 1959 documentary The Race for Space, which was nominated for an Academy Award. His 1971 film about the study of insects, The Hellstrom Chronicle, won an Academy Award.

Awards by David L. Wolper

Check all the awards nominated and won by David L. Wolper.

1993

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries	Alex Haley's Queen

1990

PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Television

1987

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program	Liberty Weekend The Closing Ceremonies
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Program - Performing Arts	Liberty Weekend International Concert

1984

International Emmy Award for Founders	(Producer/Television Executive)

1983

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries	The Thorn Birds

1982

Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special	Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

1980

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries	Moviola

1979

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries

Honored for : Roots: The Next Generations

(Outstanding Limited Series)

Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries	Roots: The Next Generations Outstanding Limited Series

1977

Peabody Award

Honored for : Roots

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries

Honored for : Roots

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries	Roots

1972

Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts	The Plot to Murder Hitler","The Last Days of John D

1964

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Documentary Programs

Honored for : The Making of the President: 1960

Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Documentary Programs	The Making of the President: 1960

1959

Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature	The Race for Space

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