Episode
E16 Apr. 1987Apr 6, 198760mE2Al Capone: ScarfaceApr 13, 198760mE3Bob Hope: America's EntertainerApr 20, 198760mE4Bugsy SiegelApr 27, 198760mE5Dalai Lama: The Soul of TibetMay 4, 198760mE6King Arthur: His Life and LegendsMay 11, 198760mE7Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the MobMay 18, 198760mE8Nelson Mandela: Journey to FreedomMay 25, 198760mE9Muhammad: The ProphetJun 1, 198760mE10Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of FranceJun 8, 198760mE11Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & DeathJun 15, 198760mE12Babe RuthJun 22, 198760mE13Frederick DouglassJun 29, 198760mE14Lizzie Borden: A Woman AccusedJul 6, 198760mE15Milton Hershey: The Chocolate KingJul 13, 198760m
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Biography
19877
Documentary
Released
Apr 06, 1987
Countries
United States, United Kingdom
Productions
Towers ProductionsDeparture FilmsAtlas MediaActuality ProductionsFoxstar ProductionsWorking Dog Productions+12
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.