Harry Kooperstein, a director and producer who won 17 local Emmy Awards, including eight for his work on the annual Live From the Hollywood Bowl telecasts, died March 30 in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 78 and no cause of death was given in a report by the Desert Sun media outlet.
Kooperstein directed newscasts for Kcop-tv and musical specials on Miss Saigon and Kiss of the Spider Woman for the Ahmanson Theatre, and also produced the Hollywood Christmas Parade. Additionally, he was a Governor for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Born Hillel ben Yaakov on April 11, 1941 in Columbus, Ohio, he attended Ohio State University. majoring in music. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1970s.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara, a son, Charles (Chuck) Gardner, and sister Laine Kooperstein Beim.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to City of Hope. Click “Donate in Honor...
Kooperstein directed newscasts for Kcop-tv and musical specials on Miss Saigon and Kiss of the Spider Woman for the Ahmanson Theatre, and also produced the Hollywood Christmas Parade. Additionally, he was a Governor for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Born Hillel ben Yaakov on April 11, 1941 in Columbus, Ohio, he attended Ohio State University. majoring in music. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1970s.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara, a son, Charles (Chuck) Gardner, and sister Laine Kooperstein Beim.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to City of Hope. Click “Donate in Honor...
- 4/11/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Harry Kooperstein, a director, producer and trumpet player who received 17 local Emmy Awards, eight for his work on the annual Live From the Hollywood Bowl telecasts, had died. He was 79.
A resident of Palm Desert, Kooperstein died March 30, his family announced.
Kooperstein also directed newscasts for Kcop-tv and musical specials on Miss Saigon and Kiss of the Spider Woman from the Ahmanson Theatre and called the shots for another popular perennial in town, the Hollywood Christmas Parade.
Born on April 11, 1941, in Columbus, Ohio, Kooperstein attended Bexley High School and Ohio State University, where he majored in music and played ...
A resident of Palm Desert, Kooperstein died March 30, his family announced.
Kooperstein also directed newscasts for Kcop-tv and musical specials on Miss Saigon and Kiss of the Spider Woman from the Ahmanson Theatre and called the shots for another popular perennial in town, the Hollywood Christmas Parade.
Born on April 11, 1941, in Columbus, Ohio, Kooperstein attended Bexley High School and Ohio State University, where he majored in music and played ...
- 4/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Harry Kooperstein, a director, producer and trumpet player who received 17 local Emmy Awards, eight for his work on the annual Live From the Hollywood Bowl telecasts, had died. He was 79.
A resident of Palm Desert, Kooperstein died March 30, his family announced.
Kooperstein also directed newscasts for Kcop-tv and musical specials on Miss Saigon and Kiss of the Spider Woman from the Ahmanson Theatre and called the shots for another popular perennial in town, the Hollywood Christmas Parade.
Born on April 11, 1941, in Columbus, Ohio, Kooperstein attended Bexley High School and Ohio State University, where he majored in music and played ...
A resident of Palm Desert, Kooperstein died March 30, his family announced.
Kooperstein also directed newscasts for Kcop-tv and musical specials on Miss Saigon and Kiss of the Spider Woman from the Ahmanson Theatre and called the shots for another popular perennial in town, the Hollywood Christmas Parade.
Born on April 11, 1941, in Columbus, Ohio, Kooperstein attended Bexley High School and Ohio State University, where he majored in music and played ...
- 4/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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