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Biography (1987)

Biography (1987)

1961 – 2015 · TV show · 24 seasons · 424 episodes · 1 h 00 min TV-14

★ 7.7IMDb2,182 votesBiography Documentary
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Synopsis

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, Sel

Biography is a TV show that premiered in 1961. Created by David L. Wolper and Agnes Nixon. Starring Peter Graves, Scarlett Johansson and Aileen Wuornos.

Episodes

IMDb rating of each episode

S1
–3.27.26.36.98.38.7
S2
7.87.8–
S3
6.18.1
S4
8.55.38.57.28.66.7
S5
7.0
S6
8.02.98.08.65.32.76.27.36.97.18.39.27.82.98.57.98.06.15.47.57.97.15.37.6
S7 · 5–45
7.06.48.0–7.38.05.16.43.16.86.04.85.75.57.0––7.86.37.96.66.95.76.45.98.37.05.67.57.15.46.77.65.17.98.38.3
S7 · 46–87
6.17.26.95.85.58.35.75.15.26.76.65.61.77.55.54.77.78.45.88.37.16.68.47.36.82.64.06.85.97.98.07.77.13.65.92.8
S8 · 1–50
8.66.9–7.82.93.97.62.56.36.18.15.26.05.07.88.48.35.56.14.48.4–8.16.26.91.81.47.43.94.38.06.54.83.1–2.05.53.14.97.04.5
S8 · 51–99
8.04.05.27.17.27.47.3–6.16.86.87.27.66.46.76.68.46.54.13.86.25.57.66.57.38.21.77.87.78.06.56.67.87.43.17.48.07.25.27.15.4
S9 · 1–49
7.48.03.32.57.47.18.66.4–7.67.77.72.34.98.06.52.23.16.78.18.46.57.91.57.38.57.85.68.07.53.66.58.68.08.06.13.07.1–
S9 · 51–99
–6.37.77.61.93.37.15.33.58.26.85.8–––1.37.98.58.56.27.36.88.55.02.62.46.96.87.66.97.8–8.67.27.77.38.38.08.2
S10
8.53.86.05.23.27.47.36.33.67.85.95.47.28.47.87.15.98.48.06.14.66.97.38.87.77.26.56.78.57.27.37.57.9
S11
8.67.48.14.47.06.17.76.86.98.27.98.06.03.97.96.68.8–8.07.48.37.78.38.38.5
S12
7.37.96.98.07.65.27.36.66.96.25.58.55.56.62.17.03.78.48.07.47.27.07.16.58.54.23.53.37.78.37.28.06.87.95.87.9–
S13
7.46.67.44.17.67.97.2–7.08.67.37.27.07.56.4
S14
7.67.97.87.87.67.05.76.2
S16
7.48.38.16.16.27.0
S19
5.3
S20
–––7.0–6.04.9
S21
–7.9––––––––5.85.77.37.66.66.68.15.36.0–5.45.67.55.36.9–
S22
5.56.2
S23
8.1
S24
–6.66.66.88.48.1––7.8–8.28.45.87.23.2–7.85.2–
S25
2.1––7.6–––7.4–––––––––7.06.6––7.6
S26
8.14.9
S16.8S27.8S37.1S47.5S57.0S66.8S76.4S86.1S96.4S106.8S117.4S126.7S137.1S147.2S167.2S195.3S206.0S216.5S225.8S238.1S246.9S256.4S266.5

< 69+Fewer than 100 votes

Cast

Peter GravesPeter GravesScarlett JohanssonScarlett JohanssonSelfAileen WuornosAileen WuornosSelf (archive footage)DDawn BotkinsSelf - Aileen's Childhood FriendAArlene PralleSelfSSteve GlazerSelf - Defense AttorneyTyria MooreTyria MooreSelf - Aileen's GirlfriendDonna Jay FulksDonna Jay FulksAileen Wuornos (voice)Eva BraunEva BraunSelf (archive footage)Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)PPaul KaupNarratorHeinrich HoffmannHeinrich HoffmannSelf - Photographer (archive footage)

Technical details

Release

First aired
6 April 1987
Last aired
2 January 2012
Seasons
24 · 424 episodes
Runtime
1 h 00 min
Age rating
TV-14 United States

Crew

Created by
David L. Wolper, Agnes Nixon
Editing
Jeffrey Frey, Jean Manthorpe

Origin and production

Original language
English
Countries of origin
United States United Kingdom
Production companies
Towers Productions, Departure Films, Atlas Media, Actuality Productions
Network
CBS, A&E

Awards and nominations

7 winsEmmy Award × 3Primetime Emmy Award × 2

  • 2003Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction SeriesWon
  • 2002Emmy AwardWon
  • 2002Producers Guild of America Award for Best Non-Fiction TelevisionWon
  • 1999Emmy AwardWon
  • 1997Emmy AwardWon
  • 1990Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or SpecialWon
  • 1962Peabody AwardsWon

Source: Wikidata

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