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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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6th April 1987 - 2nd January 2012
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6 Apr. 1987
6th April 1987

Episode 1

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Al Capone: Scarface Still
Al Capone: Scarface
13th April 1987

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Bob Hope: America's Entertainer Still
Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
20th April 1987

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A profile of orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818-95), who campaigned against slavery, discrimination and other injustices directed against blacks. Douglass, a former slave himself, also helped run the Underground Railroad, a series of safe houses for escaped slaves.

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Bugsy Siegel
27th April 1987

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Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet Still
Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
4th May 1987

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King Arthur: His Life and Legends Still
King Arthur: His Life and Legends
11th May 1987

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Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob Still
Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob
18th May 1987

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Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom Still
Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom
25th May 1987

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Muhammad: The Prophet Still
Muhammad: The Prophet
1st June 1987

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Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France Still
Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France
8th June 1987

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Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & Death Still
Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & Death
15th June 1987

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Babe Ruth
22nd June 1987

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Frederick Douglass
29th June 1987

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Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused
6th July 1987

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Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King
13th July 1987

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