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6.51987

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.

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1

Harry S. Truman

2

Henry Ford: Tin Lizzy Tycoon

3

Mata Hari

4

Paul Revere

5

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

6

Sid Caesar: Television's Comedy Genius

7

The Rockefellers

8

Teddy: A Kennedy Portrait

9

General Omar Bradley

10

Marilyn Monroe - Behind the Legend

11

Houdini: The Great Escape

12

George Washington: Founding Father

13

Christa McAuliffe: Teacher in Space

14

Wilbur and Orville: Dreams of Flying

15

Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek and Beyond

16

Donald Trump: Master of the Deal

17

Frank Capra: Mr. Capra Goes to America

18

Davy Crockett: American Frontier Legend

19

Roy Rogers: American Legend

20

Willie Nelson

21

Patsy Cline: Remembering Patsy

22

W.C. Fields: Behind the Laughter

23

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit

24

The Babe: The Story of Babe Ruth

25

Pope John Paul II: Statesman of Faith

26

Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill

27

Gilda Radner: In Her Own Words

28

Benjamin Franklin: Citizen of the World

29

Mike Tyson: Fallen Champ

30

Michelangelo: Artist and Man

31

Edgar Allan Poe: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe

32

Cleopatra: Destiny's Queen

33

Van Cliburn: Concert Pianist

34

Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

35

FDR: The War Years

36

Hirohito

37

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

38

Santa Claus

39

Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop

40

Stooges: The Men Behind the Mayhem

41

FDR: Years of Crisis

42

Andrew Carnegie: Prince of Steel

43

Andrew Jackson: A Man for the People

44

Aristotle Onassis: The Golden Greek

45

Attila: Scourge of God

46

Benedict Arnold: Triumph and Treason

47

Charles Dickens: A Tale of Ambition and Genius

48

Charles Manson: Journey into Evil

49

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

50

Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World

51

Crazy Horse: The Last Warrior

52

Daniel Boone

53

Genghis Khan: Terror and Conquest

54

George Custer: Showdown at the Little Bighorn

55

Goebbels: Master of Propaganda

56

H.G. Wells: Time Traveler

57

Hercules: Power of the Gods

58

Huey Long: The Kingfish

59

Jack the Ripper: Phantom of Death

60

John Dillinger: Public Enemy #1

61

John Wilkes Booth: Assassin in the Spotlight

62

Lee Harvey Oswald: An American Tragedy

63

Leif Ericson: Voyages of a Viking

64

Malcolm X: A Search for Identity

65

Marco Polo: Journey to the East

66

Mozart

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Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom

68

Patrick Henry: Voice of Liberty

69

Ponce de León: The First Conquistador

70

Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective

71

Sitting Bull: Chief of the Lakota Nation

72

Susan B. Anthony: Rebel for the Cause

73

The Gettys: A Tragedy of Riches

74

The James Gang: Outlaw Brothers

75

The Red Baron: Master of the Air

76

The Vanderbilts: An American Dynasty

77

Theodore Roosevelt: Roughrider to Rushmore

78

Thomas Jefferson: Philosopher of Freedom

79

Tokyo Rose: Victim of Propaganda

80

Wild Bill Hickock: Gentleman of the Old West

81

Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier of Peace

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