Biography Season 1 Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet 1987
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.
- Released: 1987-05-04
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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1. 6 Apr. 1987 1987-04-06
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2. Al Capone: Scarface 1987-04-13
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3. Bob Hope: America's Entertainer 1987-04-20
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4. Bugsy Siegel 1987-04-27
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5. Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet 1987-05-04
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6. King Arthur: His Life and Legends 1987-05-11
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7. Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob 1987-05-18
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8. Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom 1987-05-25
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9. Muhammad: The Prophet 1987-06-01
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10. Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France 1987-06-08
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12. Babe Ruth 1987-06-22
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13. Frederick Douglass 1987-06-29
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14. Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused 1987-07-06
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15. Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King 1987-07-13
