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.
Episodes
25Bob Dylan: The American Troubadour
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Trace the life and evolution of the musician who reshaped modern songwriting and became a defining voice of American culture. The episode follows Dylan from his Minnesota roots to his arrival in New York’s folk scene, where his poetic lyrics and distinctive sound quickly set him apart. Biography explores his meteoric rise during the 1960s, his groundbreaking shift to electric music, and the restless creativity that fueled albums which influenced generations. Through interviews, archival footage, and cultural analysis, the program highlights Dylan’s complex persona—enigmatic, rebellious, and endlessly innovative. It also examines his impact on social movements, his reinventions across decades, and the enduring mystique that surrounds him. Ultimately, the episode presents Dylan as a singular artist whose words and music helped define an era and continue to resonate far beyond it.
32Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw
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Robert Redford has dazzled movie audiences for nearly 40 years, but who's the man behind the Greek-god looks? This intimate portrait explores Redford's early years of rebellion; the woman who turned his life around; the passion for set design that led him to acting; his roles in such classics as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting"; and his fierce determination to keep his private life private.
33Che Guevara: Restless Revolutionary
44 minJul 11, 1998
One of the most prominent revolutionaries of the 20th Century, he was a pivotal figure in the creation of Castro's Cuba. His death at the hands of Bolivian security forces in 1967 made him a martyr. Che Guevara came from a middle-class Argentine family. As a young man, he traveled across South America where he was exposed to poverty, injustice and oppression that determined the course of his life. Biography uses rare home movie footage, news coverage of the events in which he was involved and the testimony of experts to go beyond the myth and expose the man who, since his death, has become an icon. See how his time in Guatemala cemented his political views and trace his role in Castro's revolution and government. Explore his writings, including the hugely influential manual for guerilla warfare, and follow his secret missions into Africa and Bolivia, where he was ultimately executed at the age of 39. From die-hard revolutionary to international martyr, this is the story of Che Guevara.
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