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Biography (1987)

6.7 27 seasons 355 episodes Returning Series
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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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Seasons & episodes

E1
6 Apr. 1987Apr 6, 1987 · 1h 0m
E2
Al Capone: ScarfaceApr 13, 1987 · 1h 0m

In the thrilling underworld of speakeasies, Tommy Guns and turf wars, Al Capone was the undisputed emperor of Chicago. Scarface was many th…

E3
Bob Hope: America's EntertainerApr 20, 1987 · 1h 0m

His career started in the glory days of vaudeville. More than 70 years later, he is revered as the most popular and influential entertainer…

E4
Bugsy SiegelApr 27, 1987 · 1h 0m

He was handsome. He was glamorous. And in a world of ruthlessness and murder, he was the most vicious of them all. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel…

E5
Dalai Lama: The Soul of TibetMay 4, 1987 · 1h 0m

One of the world's most admired men, he is the spiritual and secular leader of a nation that exists only in exile. Born Tenzin Gyatso, he i…

E6
King Arthur: His Life and LegendsMay 11, 1987 · 1h 0m

He built his fabled kingdom in the name of honor, loyalty and chivalry. But he was undone by the betrayal of those he loved most. King Arth…

E7
Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the MobMay 18, 1987 · 1h 0m

He wrote his name in blood on the sidewalks of New York and made himself the Boss of all Bosses. Arriving in America at the age of nine and…

E8
Nelson Mandela: Journey to FreedomMay 25, 1987 · 1h 0m

Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight ag…

E9
Muhammad: The ProphetJun 1, 1987 · 1h 0m

He was a humble merchant who received revelations from the angel Gabriel. But the religion he founded is now viewed by many as an enemy of…

E10
Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of FranceJun 8, 1987 · 1h 0m

He took France to its greatest period of influence in history. But his ego and thirst for ever more power led to one of the greatest downfa…

E11
Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & DeathJun 15, 1987 · 1h 0m

She was a lonely waitress longing for excitement and romance. He was a volatile ex-con who vowed he would never go back to prison. Bonnie P…

E12
Babe RuthJun 22, 1987 · 1h 0m

He is perhaps the greatest sports hero in American history. George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr., was more than just a ballplayer—he was a belove…

E13
Frederick DouglassJun 29, 1987 · 1h 0m

As a young man, he experienced the brutality of slavery firsthand. As an outspoken leader of the abolitionist movement, he became one of th…

E14
Lizzie Borden: A Woman AccusedJul 6, 1987 · 1h 0m

Her sensational case captured the attention of the press worldwide. Though she proclaimed her innocence until her dying day, she was destin…

E15
Milton Hershey: The Chocolate KingJul 13, 1987 · 1h 0m

Milton Hershey was born in a Pennsylvania farmhouse and completed only the fourth grade before he was put to work as a printer's apprentice…

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