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'''''Biography''''' is an early documentary series running from 1961 to 1964 narrated by the late Mike Wallace. The series aired around 65 episodes of 30-minutes each and generally covered deceased male figures with political significance. These include Mark Twain, Mahatma Gandhi, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Josef Stalin, and others. The show is also noteworthy as the preservation of cold war sensibilities with respect to the figures covered. | |||
Several of these episodes have been digitized from 16mm prints circulated in schools following the syndication of the series.<ref>[https://blog.archive.org/2016/01/09/educational-film-of-the-week-biography-tv-series-1961-4/ Archive blog article on ''Biography''.] Retrieved 24 May '16.</ref> Many of these can be found in an Educational Films section of Archive's massive video collection.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/educationalfilms Archive 'Educational Films' Section.] Retrieved 24 May '16.</ref> Other episodes have either not survived or have not been digitized and made public yet. | |||
==External Link== | |||
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054520/ IMDb page on the documentary.] Retrieved 24 May '16. | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:26, 10 May 2019
Title card for Biography TV series.
Status: Partially Lost
Biography is an early documentary series running from 1961 to 1964 narrated by the late Mike Wallace. The series aired around 65 episodes of 30-minutes each and generally covered deceased male figures with political significance. These include Mark Twain, Mahatma Gandhi, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Josef Stalin, and others. The show is also noteworthy as the preservation of cold war sensibilities with respect to the figures covered.
Several of these episodes have been digitized from 16mm prints circulated in schools following the syndication of the series.[1] Many of these can be found in an Educational Films section of Archive's massive video collection.[2] Other episodes have either not survived or have not been digitized and made public yet.
External Link
- IMDb page on the documentary. Retrieved 24 May '16.
References
- ↑ Archive blog article on Biography. Retrieved 24 May '16.
- ↑ Archive 'Educational Films' Section. Retrieved 24 May '16.