Biography
This long-running documentary series profiles notable people from entertainment, politics, the arts, and beyond, exploring the experiences and choices that shaped their lives. Episodes draw on research, archival material, and perspectives from those who knew the subject, with later seasons expanding the range to include even well-known fictional icons.
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Season 6
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Anastasia: Her True Story
Jan 9, 1997 -
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Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Homespun Hero
Jan 16, 1997 · 50m -
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Augustus: First of the Emperors
Jan 23, 1997 · 47m -
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Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy Terror
Jan 30, 1997 -
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Caligula: Reign of Madness
Feb 6, 1997 -
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Charles Kuralt: A Life on the Road
Feb 13, 1997 · 42m -
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Constantine: The Christian Emperor
Feb 20, 1997 · 47m -
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David Copperfield: Master of Illusion
Feb 27, 1997 -
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Diana: The People's Princess
Mar 6, 1997 · 60m -
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E10
Dow and Jones: Wizards of Wall Street
Mar 13, 1997 · 50m -
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Dutch Schultz: Menace to Society
Mar 20, 1997 · 60m -
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Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Psychic
Mar 27, 1997 · 46m -
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E13
Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America
Apr 3, 1997 · 50m -
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E14
Eliot Ness: Untouchable
Apr 10, 1997 · 49m -
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E15
Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen
Apr 17, 1997 · 44m -
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Elizabeth: The Reluctant Monarch
Apr 24, 1997 · 46m -
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Erwin Rommel: The Last Knight
May 1, 1997 · 92m -
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer
May 8, 1997 · 45m -
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Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the Mob
May 15, 1997 -
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General George C. Marshall: Soldier and Statesman
May 22, 1997 · 49m -
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George Armstrong Custer: America's Golden Cavalier
May 29, 1997 · 60m -
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Hadrian: Emperor of the Golden Age
Jun 5, 1997 -
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Ivan the Terrible: Might and Madness
Jun 12, 1997 · 50m -
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J.C. Penney: Main Street Millionaire
Jun 19, 1997 · 60m -
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JFK: A Personal Story
Jun 26, 1997 · 60m -
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Jimmy Stewart: His Wonderful Life
Jul 3, 1997 -
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Joseph Kennedy: Father of an American Dynasty
Jul 10, 1997 -
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Julius Caesar: Master of the Roman World
Jul 17, 1997 -
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Justinian: The Last of the Romans
Jul 24, 1997 -
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Katharine Graham: Pillar of the Post
Jul 31, 1997 -
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Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance Master
Aug 7, 1997 -
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Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty Poison
Aug 14, 1997 -
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Man and the Dream
Aug 21, 1997 -
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Meyer Lansky: Mob Tycoon
Aug 28, 1997 -
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Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
Sep 4, 1997 -
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Nancy Reagan: The President's Leading Lady
Sep 11, 1997 -
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Neiman Marcus: Last of the Merchant Kings
Sep 18, 1997 -
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Nelson Rockefeller: Passionate Millionaire
Sep 25, 1997 -
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Nero: The Power and the Madness
Oct 2, 1997 -
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Pancho Villa: Outlaw Hero
Oct 9, 1997 -
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R.H. Macy: Merchant Prince
Oct 16, 1997 -
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Sam Giancana
Oct 23, 1997 -
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Sam Walton: Bargain Billionaire
Oct 30, 1997 -
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Samuel Bronfman: Whiskey Man
Nov 6, 1997 -
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Sigmund Freud: Analysis of a Mind
Nov 13, 1997 -
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Stanley & Livingstone: The Mercenary and the Missionary
Nov 20, 1997 -
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The Gambinos: First Family of Crime
A profile of New York's Gambino crime family examines the rise of its founder, Carlo Gambino, and that of his successors, Paul Castellano and John Gotti.
Sep 21, 1997 -
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E48
The Marshall Fields: A Chicago Tradition
Dec 4, 1997 -
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The Woolworths: Five-and-Dime Fortune and Failure
Dec 11, 1997 -
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Thurgood Marshall: Justice for All
Dec 18, 1997 -
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Vladimir Lenin: Voice of the Revolution
Dec 25, 1997
