David L. Wolper, R. I. P.

'Roots' producer David L. Wolper dies | Show Tracker | Los Angeles Times: "David L. Wolper, the producer of the groundbreaking miniseries 'Roots' and several other critically acclaimed projects, has died of congestive heart disease and complications of Parkinson's disease.

The 82-year-old producer died in his Beverly Hills home Tuesday evening, Wolper's spokesman Dale Olson told the Associated Press."

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.