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Biography · S11 · E21

The Carpenters: Harmony and Heartbreak

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  • Jan 12, 1998
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Season 11

25 episodes · 2 still to air

  1. 1Drew Barrymore: Beating the Odds

    Sep 8, 1999

    Born into a famous family of talented, but troubled actors, Drew Barrymore overcomes turmoil to become a Hollywood superstar.

  2. 2Fred Gwynne: More Than a Munster

    Oct 19, 1999

    Documentary about the life and career of Fred Gwynne.

  3. 3Elizabeth Montgomery: A Touch of Magic

    Feb 15, 1999

    A look at actress Elizabeth Montgomery, best known for her starring role as Samantha on "Bewitched".

  4. 5Richard Speck: Natural Born Killer

    Aug 18, 1999

  5. 7Andre the Giant

    Jan 13, 1999

    Documentary, released by the World Wrestling Federation, about the late wrestling superstar Andre the Giant, portraying his childhood in a small French village, his rise to fame as a professional wrestler, and his slow physical decline and eventual death in 1993. With commentaries by Vince McMahon, Classy Freddie Blassie, Killer Kowalski and Gorilla Monsoon, as well as Andre's brother and friends.

  6. 8Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant

    Sep 21, 2000

    The life of the despotic Communist ruler who rose from the poor fields of rural Romania to the luxurious heights of political power. From loved and respected leader, he turned into a despised tyrant, and his execution in 1989 marked the bloody end to a bloody regime.

  7. 10Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

    44 minMar 26, 1999

    A made-for-TV biography with an overview of Tierney's career and personal life. The highlight is perhaps an interview with her former husband, Oleg Cassini, who calls Tierney "an extraordinary genetic marvel."

  8. 12The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence

    Feb 28, 1999

  9. 13Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

    Aug 24, 1999

    Linda Darnell had the looks and talent to be a great Hollywood leading lady, but never quite delivered on her potential. This is the story of her rather sad life and tragically early death.

  10. 14Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked

    Nov 19, 1999

    Get behind the mask of Mankind - all about Mick Foley, from his beginnings to his success in the WWF.

  11. 15Marquis de Sade: The Depraved Aristocrat

    Jul 14, 1997

    This is a disturbing look at the infamous aristocrat whose name has become synonymous with sexual depravity.

  12. 16Queen Noor: Between Two Realms

    Nov 1, 1999

    Chronicles the fairy-tale romance of Jordan's late King Hussein and all-American girl Lisa Halaby.

  13. 18The Osmonds: Pure and Simple

    Sep 9, 1999

  14. 19Tanya Tucker: Country Rebel

    Date to be announced

  15. 20Susan Hayward: The Brooklyn Bombshell

    Dec 2, 1998

  16. 21The Carpenters: Harmony and Heartbreak

    Jan 12, 1998Now viewing

  17. 22Peter O'Toole: Acting Out Loud

    Oct 7, 1999

  18. 23Wayne Newton: King of Las Vegas

    Date to be announced

  19. 24Dinah Shore: Sealed with a Kiss

    Oct 19, 1998

  20. 25Dorothy Dandridge: Little Girl Lost

    Aug 23, 1999

  21. 26Ida Lupino: Through the Lens

    Mar 24, 1998

  22. 28John Steinbeck: An American Author

    Mar 23, 1999

    Profile of the American writer John Steinbeck, author of "The Grapes of Wrath," "Of Mice and Men," "East of Eden" and "Cannery Row."

  23. 31Bob Fosse: Dancing on the Edge

    Aug 24, 1999

  24. 32William Holden: An Untamed Spirit

    Apr 27, 1999

    Peter Graves narrates this account of the life and career of William Franklin Beedle, Jr., from his 1918 birth, in O'Fallon, Illinois, to his formative years in Monrovia and South Pasadena, California, where William enters Pasadena Playhouse to begin his acting career for which he would later become famous as screen star William Holden.

  25. 33Angie Dickinson: Tinseltown's Classiest Broad

    Oct 26, 1999