Biography(1987)

Name: Biography
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1987-04-06
Rating: 6.7

★ 6.7(36)1h 0m332 episodesEnded

Documentary

Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The older version featured historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or long-dead entertainment figures such as Will Rogers or John Barrymore. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such people as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures that in 1999, A&E spun it off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.

First aired:: 1987-04-06
Country:: US, GB
Network:: CBS, A&E

Episodes

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1. 6 Apr. 1987
1987-04-06 · 60m
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2. Al Capone: Scarface
1987-04-13 · 60m
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3. Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
★ 9.0
1987-04-20 · 60m
A profile of orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818-95), who campaigned against slavery, discrimination and other injustices directed against blacks. Douglass, a former slave himself, also helped run the Underground Railroad, a series of safe houses for escaped slaves.
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4. Bugsy Siegel
1987-04-27 · 60m
5. Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
1987-05-04 · 60m
6. King Arthur: His Life and Legends
1987-05-11 · 60m
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7. Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob
1987-05-18 · 60m
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8. Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom
1987-05-25 · 60m
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9. Muhammad: The Prophet
1987-06-01 · 60m
10. Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France
1987-06-08 · 60m
11. Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & Death
★ 10.0
1987-06-15 · 60m
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12. Babe Ruth
1987-06-22 · 60m
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13. Frederick Douglass
1987-06-29 · 60m
14. Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused
★ 10.0
1987-07-06 · 60m
15. Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King
1987-07-13 · 60m