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
1996
1Abbott and Costello
60 minJan 4, 1996
2Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
60 minJan 11, 1996
3Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence
60 minJan 18, 1996
4Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific
60 minJan 25, 1996
5Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
60 minMay 9, 1996
6Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention
60 minMay 30, 1996
7Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
60 minJun 6, 1996
A history of the case
8Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats
60 minJun 13, 1996
9Audie Murphy: Great American Hero
60 minJun 20, 1996
10Confucius: Words of Wisdom
60 minJun 27, 1996
11Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World
60 minJul 4, 1996
12David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle
60 minJul 11, 1996
13Edward VIII: The Traitor King
60 minJul 18, 1996
14Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth
60 minJul 25, 1996
15Fidel Castro: El Comandante
60 minAug 1, 1996
16Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud
60 minAug 8, 1996
17Henry VIII: Scandals of a King
60 minAug 15, 1996
18Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within
60 minAug 22, 1996
19John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream
60 minAug 29, 1996
20John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas
60 minSep 5, 1996
The exploits of the Continental Navy's greatest captain, John Paul Jones (1747-92), are recalled. The Scot's boast, “I have not yet begun to fight!” became an inspiration to future generations of American sailors. Included: involvement in the American Revolution; the famous 1779 battle between Jones' Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis.
21Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen
60 minSep 12, 1996
22Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
60 minSep 19, 1996
23Moses and the Ten Commandments
90 minSep 26, 1996
Trace the story of the reluctant prophet who delivered his people from 2,000 years of bondage, and explore his very human frailties and failings.
24Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story
60 minOct 3, 1996
25Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning
60 minOct 10, 1996
26Richard Nixon: Man and President
60 minOct 17, 1996
27Saddam Hussein
60 minOct 24, 1996
28Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic
60 minOct 31, 1996
29The Astors: High Society
60 minNov 7, 1996
30The Fabulous World of Fabergé
60 minNov 14, 1996
31The Hunchback of Notre Dame
60 minNov 21, 1996
32William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
60 minNov 28, 1996
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