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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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Episode 1 - Larry Flynt: Fighting Dirty
Release Date: 1997-01-15From bootlegger to convict, to millionaire pornographer, to born-again Christian, to paraplegic gunshot-victim, Larry Flynt's life so far has been anything but ordinary. As the founder and publisher of Hustler Magazine Flynt broke new ground in porn publishing, offering filth and debauchery of a sort hitherto only imaginable. In his life Larry Flynt has always courted controversy, and along the way he's made himself the enemy of millions. But Larry Flynt always seems to come out on top. This comprehensive portrait follows Flynt from his dirt-poor Appalachian childhood to his surprising role as a poster-boy for First Amendment rights. Rare footage documents the defining moments in his life, from the launch of Hustler in 1974 to his landmark Supreme Court victory over Moral Majority head Jerry Falwell. In a moving interview, Flynt recalls his long and painful recovery from the assassination attempt that nearly took his life, and the tragic death of his wife. From selling moonshine to his dad to the controversial film that cemented his place in folklore, this is the controversial saga of Larry Flynt.
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Episode 2 - Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
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Episode 3 - Jimmy Hoffa: The Man Behind the Mystery
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Episode 4 - John J. Pershing: The Iron General
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Episode 5 - John Steinbeck: An American Writer
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Episode 6 - Mary Magdalene: The Hidden Apostle
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Episode 7 - Pol Pot: Secret Killer
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Episode 8 - Sally Hemings: Redefining History
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Episode 9 - Stonewall Jackson
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Episode 10 - Yvonne De Carlo: Gilded Lily
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Episode 11 - Enzo Ferrari: Passion for Speed
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Episode 12 - Genovese: Portrait of a Crime Family (The Mafia - Disc 3)
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Episode 13 - George Lucas: Creating an Empire
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Episode 14 - Henry Hill: Goodfella
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Episode 15 - Calamity Jane
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Episode 16 - Donald Rumsfeld: Top Gun
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Episode 17 - General George Patton: A Genius for War
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Episode 18 - Hitler and Stalin: Roots of Evil
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Episode 19 - Home Improvement: A Half-Hour of Power
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Episode 20 - John & Abigail Adams: Love and Liberty
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Episode 21 - Joseph Stalin: Red Terror
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Episode 22 - Lewis & Clark: Explorers of the New Frontier
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Episode 23 - Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace
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Episode 24 - Mark Twain: His Amazing Adventures
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Episode 25 - Osama Bin Laden: In the Name of Allah
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Episode 26 - Pablo Escobar: The Terror of Columbia
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Episode 27 - RFK: His Many Sides
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Episode 28 - Ronald Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
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Episode 29 - The Extraordinary Voyages of Jules Verne
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Episode 30 - The Manson Women: An American Nightmare
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Episode 31 - Saturday Night Live
Release Date: 2002-04-22Saturday Night Live