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
6 Apr. 1987
Apr 06, 1987
Al Capone: Scarface
Apr 13, 1987
Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Apr 20, 1987
Bugsy Siegel
Apr 27, 1987
Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
May 04, 1987
King Arthur: His Life and Legends
May 11, 1987
Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob
May 18, 1987
Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom
May 25, 1987
Muhammad: The Prophet
Jun 01, 1987
Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France
Jun 08, 1987
Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & Death
Jun 15, 1987
Babe Ruth
Jun 22, 1987
Frederick Douglass
Jun 29, 1987
Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused
Jul 06, 1987
Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King
Jul 13, 1987
