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Biography Season 5

January. 04,1996

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Biography

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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Biography Season 5 Full Episode Guide

Episode 32 - William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

First Aired: November. 28,1996

Episode 31 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame

First Aired: November. 21,1996

Episode 30 - The Fabulous World of Fabergé

First Aired: November. 14,1996

Episode 29 - The Astors: High Society

First Aired: November. 07,1996

Episode 28 - Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic

First Aired: October. 31,1996

Episode 27 - Saddam Hussein

First Aired: October. 24,1996

Episode 26 - Richard Nixon: Man and President

First Aired: October. 17,1996

Episode 25 - Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning

First Aired: October. 10,1996

Episode 24 - Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story

First Aired: October. 03,1996

Episode 23 - Moses and the Ten Commandments

First Aired: September. 26,1996

Episode 22 - Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World

First Aired: September. 19,1996

Episode 21 - Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen

First Aired: September. 12,1996

Episode 20 - John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas

First Aired: September. 05,1996

The exploits of the Continental Navy's greatest captain, John Paul Jones (1747-92), are recalled. The Scot's boast, “I have not yet begun to fight!” became an inspiration to future generations of American sailors. Included: involvement in the American Revolution; the famous 1779 battle between Jones' Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis.

Episode 19 - John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream

First Aired: August. 29,1996

Episode 18 - Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within

First Aired: August. 22,1996

Episode 17 - Henry VIII: Scandals of a King

First Aired: August. 15,1996

Episode 16 - Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud

First Aired: August. 08,1996

Episode 15 - Fidel Castro: El Comandante

First Aired: August. 01,1996

Episode 14 - Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth

First Aired: July. 25,1996

Episode 13 - Edward VIII: The Traitor King

First Aired: July. 18,1996

Episode 12 - David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle

First Aired: July. 11,1996

Episode 11 - Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World

First Aired: July. 04,1996

Episode 10 - Confucius: Words of Wisdom

First Aired: June. 27,1996

Episode 9 - Audie Murphy: Great American Hero

First Aired: June. 20,1996

Episode 8 - Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats

First Aired: June. 13,1996

Episode 7 - Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

First Aired: June. 06,1996

A history of the case

Episode 6 - Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

First Aired: May. 30,1996

Episode 5 - Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

First Aired: May. 09,1996

Episode 4 - Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific

First Aired: January. 25,1996

Episode 3 - Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence

First Aired: January. 18,1996

Episode 2 - Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union

First Aired: January. 11,1996

Episode 1 - Abbott and Costello

First Aired: January. 04,1996

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