Producer David L. Wolper - RIP

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

From Movieline

Oscar-nominated producer David Wolper, the man behind smash miniseries like Roots and The Thorn Birds  as well as films including Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and L.A. Confidential, died at his Beverly Hills home last night at age 82. When your contributions to pop culture can be described both as "pertinent to a generation's understanding of slavery" and "scrumdiddlyumptious," you are one of a kind.