Word: wolper
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...turbulent mid-Manhattan headquarters of Liberty Weekend, one figure remains noticeably calm: veteran Producer David Wolper, the ringmaster of the four-day jubilee. Although besieged by last-minute problems and battered by criticism, Wolper, 58, relies on the experience of his 37 years and 160 awards in the entertainment world to steady his nerves. "If you go into these things thinking it's going to be a Pollyanna situation, you won't survive," he observes. Nevertheless, the strain shows. After six months as Liberty Weekend chairman, creating a celebration that is part official, part spectacular and totally public, his normally...
...events: Operation Sail, a procession of tall ships up the Hudson River; a fireworks show; a Boston Pops concert; a sports celebration featuring stars like Olympic Champion Dorothy & Hamill; and an entertainment spectacular with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Lionel Richie. The lottery was the idea of David Wolper, producer of Liberty Weekend and of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 1984 Olympics. Order forms can be obtained for $1 by writing Liberty, P.O. Box 2021, Murray Hill Station, New York...
Ueberroth presided over the Games in a spirit that reflected much of a new American style. He and his team, including LAOOC Executive Vice President Harry Usher and Hollywood Producer David Wolper, worked with imagination and brutal self-interest. In negotiations, they relentlessly pleaded poverty. A lot of the people who worked as volunteers were left in the aftermath wondering why they did not share in the profits. Some got bonuses. Most did not. Ueberroth received a $475,000 bonus, which, considering his accomplishment, was well earned. He gave the money to charity...
Ueberroth's team devised an aggressive financial plan for the Games and stuck to it. It rejected the idea of large-scale new construction; that had been the downfall of past Olympic planners. Ueberroth and Wolper extracted nearly three times more money from television ($225 million) than had ever been bid before. Coaxing and bullying, the committee got 30 American corporations to pay record fees of more than $150 million for the rights to sponsor the Games. When President Reagan proposed coming early to Los Angeles to meet with the U.S. athletes, Ueberroth said no. Too political, he thought...
...congratulate David Wolper, Hollywood and the U.S. for the splendor and professionalism of the opening ceremony. Unfortunately, it was a celebration of American power, not world peace...