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. Abbott and Costello
1996-01-04 · 60m
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2. Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
1996-01-11 · 60m
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3. Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence
1996-01-18 · 60m
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4. Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific
1996-01-25 · 60m
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5. Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
1996-05-09 · 60m
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6. Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention
1996-05-30 · 60m
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7. Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
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1996-06-06 · 60m
A history of the case
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8. Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats
1996-06-13 · 60m
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9. Audie Murphy: Great American Hero
1996-06-20 · 60m
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10. Confucius: Words of Wisdom
1996-06-27 · 60m
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11. Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World
1996-07-04 · 60m
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12. David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle
1996-07-11 · 60m
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13. Edward VIII: The Traitor King
1996-07-18 · 60m
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14. Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth
1996-07-25 · 60m
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15. Fidel Castro: El Comandante
1996-08-01 · 60m
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16. Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud
1996-08-08 · 60m
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17. Henry VIII: Scandals of a King
1996-08-15 · 60m
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18. Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within
1996-08-22 · 60m
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19. John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream
1996-08-29 · 60m
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20. John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas
1996-09-05 · 60m
The exploits of the Continental Navy's greatest captain, John Paul Jones (1747-92), are recalled. The Scot's boast, “I have not yet begun to fight!” became an inspiration to future generations of American sailors. Included: involvement in the American Revolution; the famous 1779 battle between Jones' Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis.
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21. Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen
1996-09-12 · 60m
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22. Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
1996-09-19 · 60m
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23. Moses and the Ten Commandments
1996-09-26 · 90m
Trace the story of the reluctant prophet who delivered his people from 2,000 years of bondage, and explore his very human frailties and failings.
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24. Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story
1996-10-03 · 60m
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25. Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning
1996-10-10 · 60m
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26. Richard Nixon: Man and President
1996-10-17 · 60m
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27. Saddam Hussein
1996-10-24 · 60m
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28. Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic
1996-10-31 · 60m
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29. The Astors: High Society
1996-11-07 · 60m
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30. The Fabulous World of Fabergé
1996-11-14 · 60m
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31. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996-11-21 · 60m
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32. William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
1996-11-28 · 60m