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'''''Biography''''' is an early documentary series running from 1961 to 1964 narrated by the late Mike Wallace.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054520/ IMDb page.] Retrieved 24 May '16.</ref> 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 a preservation of cold war sensibilities with respect to the figures covered. | '''''Biography''''' is an early documentary series running from 1961 to 1964 narrated by the late Mike Wallace.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054520/ IMDb page.] Retrieved 24 May '16.</ref> 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 a preservation of cold war sensibilities with respect to the figures covered. | ||
Revision as of 21:23, 4 April 2018
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.[1] 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 a 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.[2] Many of these can be found in an Educational Films section of Archive's massive video collection.[3] Other episodes have either not survived or have not been digitized and made public yet.
References
- ↑ IMDb page. Retrieved 24 May '16.
- ↑ Archive blog article. Retrieved 24 May '16.
- ↑ Archive 'Educational Films' Section. Retrieved 24 May '16.