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The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966) -- A documentary about the life and career of 1950s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe, narrated by director John Huston (who worked with her on "The Misfits")...

Overview

Date of Birth:
11 January 1928, New York City, New York, USA more
Contact:
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Trivia:
Sits on USC School of Cinema-Television's Board of Councilors more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(16 articles)
Gold Derby nuggets: Colin Firth lauded for 'A Single Man' | Mark Burnett tops with PGA | Lisa Kudrow & Courteney Cox TV 'friends' again
 (From Gold Derby. 27 October 2009, 4:40 PM, PDT)
PGA's Norman Lear Award Goes to Mark Burnett
 (From The Wrap. 27 October 2009, 11:37 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
David Wolper

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Director, Thanks, Self
Producer:
  1. Roots: Celebrating 25 Years (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
  2. The Mists of Avalon (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Die Nebel von Avalon (Germany)
  3. Legends, Icons & Superstars of the 20th Century (2000) (V) (executive producer)

  4. "Celebrate the Century" (1999) TV mini-series (producer)
  5. To Serve and Protect (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Family Shield (USA: alternative title)
  6. "A Will of Their Own" (1998) TV mini-series (executive producer)
  7. Terror in the Mall (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Dark Rain (Germany: video title)
    ... aka The Mall - Flutkatastrophe im Shopping-Center (Germany)
  8. Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
  9. L.A. Confidential (1997) (executive producer)
  10. Surviving Picasso (1996) (producer)
  11. The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
  12. Prince for a Day (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Prince and the Pizza Boy
  13. Murder in the First (1995) (executive producer)
    ... aka Meurtre à Alcatraz (France)
  14. Without Warning (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  15. Golf: The Greatest Game (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  16. On Trial (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  17. "Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III" (executive producer) (3 episodes, 1994)
    ... aka John Jakes' Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III
    ... aka North and South III
        - Episode #1.3 (1994) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1994) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.1 (1994) TV episode (executive producer)
  18. Heroes of the Game: Sam Snead (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  19. Heroes of the Game: Mickey Wright (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  20. Heroes of the Game: Jack Nicklaus (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  21. Heroes of the Game: Heroes of Open (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  22. Heroes of the Game: Patty Berg (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  23. Heroes of the Game: Ben Hogan (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  24. Heroes of the Game: Gene Sarazen (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  25. Heroes of the Game: Arnold Palmer (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  26. Heroes of the Game: Lee Trevino (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  27. Heroes of the Game: Bobby Jones (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  28. Heroes of the Game: Byron Nelson (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  29. Heroes of the Game: Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
  30. Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993) (TV) (producer)
    ... aka Marina's Story
  31. The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? (1993) (TV) (executive producer)
  32. Celebration of a Life: Steven J. Ross Chairman of Time Warner (1993) (TV) (executive producer)
  33. Celebrations (1992) (TV) (executive producer)
  34. Bed of Lies (1992) (TV) (executive producer)
  35. "Best of the Worst" (1991) TV series (executive producer)
  36. Dillinger (1991) (TV) (executive producer)
  37. When You Remember Me (1990) (TV) (executive producer)
  38. Murder in Mississippi (1990) (TV) (executive producer)
  39. The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) (TV) (executive producer)
  40. Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990 (1990) (TV) (executive producer)

  41. Roots: The Gift (1988) (TV) (executive producer)
  42. Imagine: John Lennon (1988) (executive producer) (producer)
  43. What Price Victory (1988) (TV) (executive producer)
  44. "Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story" (1987) TV mini-series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Napoléon et Joséphine (France)
  45. The Betty Ford Story (1987) (TV) (executive producer)
  46. Liberty Weekend (1986) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
  47. "North and South, Book II" (executive producer) (6 episodes, 1986)
    ... aka Love and War (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #1.6 (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
          (1 more)
  48. "North and South" (executive producer) (6 episodes, 1985)
        - Episode #1.6 (1985) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1985) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1985) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1985) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1985) TV episode (executive producer)
          (1 more)
  49. His Mistress (1984) (TV) (executive producer)
  50. The Mystic Warrior (1984) (TV) (executive producer)
  51. "Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad" (1984) TV series (producer)
  52. "Casablanca" (executive producer) (5 episodes, 1983)
        - Divorce Casablanca Style (1983) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Cashier and the Belly Dancer (1983) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Jenny (1983) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Master Builder's Woman (1983) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Who Am I Killing (1983) TV episode (executive producer)
  53. "The Thorn Birds" (executive producer) (4 episodes, 1983)
        - Part 4 (1983) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Part 3 (1983) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Part 2 (1983) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Part 1 (1983) TV episode (executive producer)
  54. Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982) (TV) (executive producer)
  55. Murder Is Easy (1982) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Agatha Christie's 'Murder Is Easy' (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Murder Is Easy (UK: complete title)
  56. This Is Elvis (1981) (executive producer)
  57. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981) (executive producer)
    ... aka Nostradamus (Europe: English title: TV title)
  58. Small World (1981) (TV) (executive producer)
  59. The Silent Lovers (1980) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Moviola: The Silent Lovers (USA: alternative title)
  60. The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara War (USA: alternative title)
  61. This Year's Blonde (1980) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Moviola: This Year's Blonde (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Secret Love of Marilyn Monroe (USA: reissue title)

  62. "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) TV mini-series (executive producer)
  63. Roots: One Year Later (1978) (TV) (executive producer)
  64. "Roots" (1977) TV mini-series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Alex Haley's Roots (Australia)
  65. Victory at Entebbe (1976) (TV) (executive producer)
  66. "National Geographic Specials" (executive producer) (28 episodes, 1965-1976)
        - The Animal Nobody Loved (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
        - In Search of the Great Apes (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
        - This Britain: Heritage of the Sea (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Bushmen of the Kalahari (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Big Cats (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
          (23 more)
  67. Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Collision Course (USA: short title)
  68. I Will Fight No More Forever (1975) (TV) (executive producer)
  69. "Get Christie Love!" (executive producer) (22 episodes, 1974-1975)
        - I'm Your New Neighbor (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
        - A Few Excess People (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
        - A Fashion Heist (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
        - From Paris with Love (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Big Rematch (1975) TV episode (executive producer)
          (17 more)
  70. The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond (1975) (TV) (producer)
  71. The Honorable Sam Houston (1975) (TV) (executive producer)
  72. "Lincoln" (executive producer) (6 episodes, 1974)
    ... aka Sandburg's Lincoln (USA: complete title)
        - The Unwilling Warrior (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Prairie Lawyer (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Crossing Fox River (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Sad Figure, Laughing (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Mrs. Lincoln's Husband (1974) TV episode (executive producer)
          (1 more)
  73. Monsters! Mysteries or Myths? (1974) (TV) (producer)
  74. Up from the Ape (1974) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Animal Within
    ... aka The Primal Man (USA: alternative title)
  75. Flight: The Sky's the Limit (1974) (TV) (producer)
  76. Visions of Eight (1973) (producer)
    ... aka München 1972 - 8 berühmte Regisseure sehen die Spiele der XX. Olympiade (West Germany)
    ... aka Olympiade München 1972 (West Germany: TV title)
    ... aka Olympic Visions (USA: TV title)
  77. Wattstax (1973) (executive producer)
  78. The 500 Pound Jerk (1973) (TV) (executive producer)
  79. The Crucifixion of Jesus (1973) (TV) (producer)
  80. Of Thee I Sing (1972) (TV) (executive producer)
  81. Make Mine Red, White and Blue (1972) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
  82. One Is a Lonely Number (1972) (executive producer)
    ... aka Two Is a Happy Number (USA: new title)
  83. King, Queen, Knave (1972) (producer)
    ... aka Herzbube
    ... aka König, Dame, Bube (West Germany)
  84. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) (producer)
  85. The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971) (executive producer)
  86. "Appointment with Destiny" (1971) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  87. I Love My Wife (1970) (executive producer)
  88. The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy (1970) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)

  89. Making of the President 1968 (1969) (TV) (executive producer)
  90. The Bridge at Remagen (1969) (producer)
  91. If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) (executive producer)
  92. Sophia: A Self-Portrait (1968) (TV) (executive producer)
  93. Hemingway's Spain: A Love Affair (1968) (TV) (producer)
  94. The Devil's Brigade (1968) (producer)
  95. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1968) (co-executive producer)
  96. A Nation of Immigrants (1967) (TV) (executive producer)
  97. The Big Land (1967) (TV) (executive producer)
  98. The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966) (producer)
    ... aka The Marilyn Monroe Story (UK: DVD box title)
  99. "A Laurel and Hardy Cartoon" (1966) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Larry Harmon's Laurel & Hardy (UK: video box title)
  100. The Incredible World of James Bond (1965) (TV) (producer)
  101. Miss Television U.S.A. (1965) (TV) (executive producer)
  102. "Hollywood and the Stars" (executive producer) (30 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - The Wild and Wonderful Thirties (1964) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Great Directors (1964) TV episode (executive producer)
        - What a Way to Go: An Extravaganza in the Making (1964) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Odyssey of Rita Hayworth (1964) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Oscars - Moments of Greatness: Part 2 (1964) TV episode (executive producer)
          (25 more)
  103. Kreboizen and Cancer: Thirteen Years of Bitter Conflict (1964) (TV) (executive producer)
  104. A Thousand Days: A Tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1964) (TV) (executive producer)
  105. The Making of the President 1960 (1963) (executive producer)
  106. Project: Man in Space (1963) (TV) (executive producer)
  107. Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story (1963) (TV) (executive producer)
  108. Escape to Freedom (1963) (TV) (executive producer)
  109. Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963) (TV) (executive producer)
  110. Americans on Everest (1963) (TV) (executive producer)
  111. "Biography" (executive producer) (65 episodes, 1961-1963)
        - Admiral William Halsey (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Colonel John Glenn (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
        - David Ben-Gurion (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Dwight D. Eisenhower (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Eamon De Valera (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
          (60 more)
  112. Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962) (TV) (executive producer)
  113. D-Day June 6, 1944 (1962) (TV) (executive producer)
  114. D-Day (1962) (TV) (producer)
  115. Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
  116. The Rafer Johnson Story (1961) (TV) (executive producer)

  117. The Race for Space (1959) (TV) (executive producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) (presenter)

  2. The Bridge at Remagen (1969) (presenter)
  3. The Devil's Brigade (1968) (presenter)
Writer:
  1. D-Day June 6, 1944 (1962) (TV) (writer)

  2. The Race for Space (1959) (TV) (writer)
Director:
  1. Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961) (TV)

  2. The Race for Space (1959) (TV)
Thanks:
  1. Remembering 'Roots' (2002) (V) (special thanks)

  2. L.A. Confidential: Off the Record... (1998) (V) (special thanks)
  3. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) (acknowledgment)
    ... aka The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (USA: alternative title)
Self:
  1. Emmy's Greatest Moments (2004) (TV) (as David Wolper) .... Himself
    ... aka TV Land Presents: Emmy's Greatest Moments (USA: alternative title)
  2. The Thorn Birds: Old Friends New Stories (2003) (V) (as David Wolper) .... Himself
  3. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Remembering 'Roots' (2002) (V) .... Himself - Executive Producer
  5. Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' (2001) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Pure Imagination (Australia)

  6. L.A. Confidential: Off the Record... (1998) (V) .... Himself - Executive Producer
  7. Color Adjustment (1992) .... Himself
    ... aka Color Adjustment: Blacks in Prime Time (USA: festival title)
  8. Make It Happen (1991) (V) .... Himself

  9. The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) .... Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient
  10. The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Documentary: Short Subjects & Features

  11. The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Documentary: Short Subjects & Features

Additional Details

Other Works:
(1 January 1999) Grand Marshal, Tournament of Roses parade (with Shirley Temple, Buzz Aldrin, Jackie Robinson) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography more
Genres:
Documentary | History | Drama | Biography more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Based On Novel | Number In Title | Based On Book more

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