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Biography

TV-141987•1h 0m•6.5/10
Documentary

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6.5/10(33)

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.

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Production

Towers Productions, Departure Films, Atlas Media, Actuality Productions, Foxstar Productions, Working Dog Productions, Stage 3 Productions, Electric Sky Productions, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Sharp Entertainment, Atlas Media Corp., Jupiter Entertainment, Popular Arts Entertainment, Flashback Television, Pangolin Pictures, Robert Small Entertainment, Screaming Flea Productions, Lou Reda Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 6, 1987

Last Aired

January 2, 2012

Networks

CBS, A&E, A&E, A&E

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Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
6 Apr. 1987
Air date: 1987-04-06
E2
Al Capone: Scarface
Air date: 1987-04-13
E3
Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Air date: 1987-04-20
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.
E4
Bugsy Siegel
Air date: 1987-04-27
E5
Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
Air date: 1987-05-04
E6
King Arthur: His Life and Legends
Air date: 1987-05-11
E7
Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob
Air date: 1987-05-18
E8
Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom
Air date: 1987-05-25
E9
Muhammad: The Prophet
Air date: 1987-06-01
E10
Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France
Air date: 1987-06-08
E11
Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & Death
Air date: 1987-06-15
E12
Babe Ruth
Air date: 1987-06-22
E13
Frederick Douglass
Air date: 1987-06-29
E14
Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused
Air date: 1987-07-06
E15
Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King
Air date: 1987-07-13

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