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The USC alumnus, producer of more than 800 films and television productions and namesake benefactor of the USC David L. Wolper Center, discusses and signs his book, Producer: A Memoir.
David Wolper's career is one of the most glittering in Hollywood. In addition to an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscar®, he holds the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame. He also holds the French Legion of Honor, France's highest civilian honor.
A USC alumnus, Wolper received his first Academy Award® nomination for his documentary, The Race for Space, the first time a television program was nominated for an Oscar®. Wolper's feature documentaries received nine Academy Award® nominations. He won the documentary feature Oscar® for the insect nature study The Hellstrom Chronicle.
In April 1998 TV Guide chose Wolper as one of "45 People Who Made A Difference" in television history. The story named him "a true original whose vision and innovation shaped the medium ... his many contributions to broadcast history have embedded themselves in the American psyche."
Wolper brought nature shows to TV with his National Geographic specials and introduced Jacques Cousteau to viewers worldwide.
Born in New York City, Wolper attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and USC. Although he did not graduate (he left school early, in 1949, to go into a new medium called 'television'), both schools have since awarded him honorary doctorate degrees.
In addition to his 1996 USC honorary doctorate, he has received the Mary Pickford Outstanding Alumnus Award from the School of Cinema-Television and USC's most prestigious alumni honor, the Asa V. Call Award.
Wolper brought to television and motion pictures five Pulitzer prize-winning books: William Shirer's Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich, Theodore H. White's The Making Of The President 1960, Carl Sandburg's Lincoln, John F. Kennedy's A Nation Of Immigrants, and Roots, one of the most watched television programs of all time. Other notable miniseries projects included Colleen McCullough's The Thorn Birds, John Jakes' North and South, and Garson Kanin's Moviola.
Located on the ground floor of USC's historic Doheny Memorial Library, the David L. Wolper Center offers not only a rich archival collection, but also provides a venue for students to gather for discussions. Visitors may also view materials or browse holdings via the university's advanced computer network.
The unique holdings include thousands of business and production records and letters, manuscripts, photographs and memorabilia, tracing the past half century of entertainment.
The booksigning and discussion, free and open to the public begins at 1 p.m. It will be preceded by a luncheon, ($35, reservations required), which opens its doors at 11:30 a.m.
Lunch reservations must be confirmed by April 18.
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