Biography
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
1. 6 Apr. 1987
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2. Al Capone: Scarface
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3. Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
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.
4. Bugsy Siegel
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5. Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
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6. King Arthur: His Life and Legends
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7. Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob
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8. Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom
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9. Muhammad: The Prophet
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10. Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France
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11. Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & Death
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12. Babe Ruth
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13. Frederick Douglass
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14. Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused
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15. Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King
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