Wolper Productions

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Dates:
Active 1960
Active 1963

Biographical notes:

Wolper was born on Jan. 11, 1928 in New York City; attended Drake Univ. and the Univ. of Southern CA; helped form Flamingo Films, which merged with a distributing company, Motion Pictures for Television; formed Wolper Productions in 1958, which became known for developing a new market for independently-produced documentary films; it was absorbed by Metromedia Producers Corp. (MPC) in 1968, shortly after it ventured into feature films.

From the description of Records, 1960-1963. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40932820

Biography

Wolper was born on January 11, 1928 in New York City; attended Drake University and the University of Southern California; helped form Flamingo Films, which merged with a distributing company, Motion Pictures for Television; formed Wolper Productions in 1958, which became known for developing a new market for independently-produced documentary films; it was absorbed by Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC) in 1968, shortly after it ventured into feature films.

From the guide to the Wolper Productions Records, 1960-1963, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

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Subjects:

  • Television producers and directors

Occupations:

  • Television producers and directors

Places:

  • California--Los Angeles (as recorded)