Jay Wolpert, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Writer and ‘Price is Right’ Producer, Dies at 79

Brian Welk 1 hr ago

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Jay Wolpert, a TV game show producer who helped popularize “The Price is Right” and had a late career resurgence as a credited writer on Disney’s mega-blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” has died. He was 79.

source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/jay-wolpert-e2-80-98pirates-of-the-caribbean-e2-80-99-writer-and-e2-80-98price-is-right-e2-80-99-producer-dies-at-79/ar-AASqvcD

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sauce: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joan-Copeland-Stage-and-Screen-Actress-and-Sister-of-Arthur-Miller-Dies-at-99-20220104

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