Biography 1987

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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    Season 1

    1987

    15 episodes

    Season 1 of Biography premiered on April 6, 1987.

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    Season 2

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 2 of Biography premiered on -.

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    Season 3

    1970

    81 episodes

    Season 3 of Biography premiered on -.

    1994

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    Season 4

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 4 of Biography premiered on -.

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    Season 5

    1996

    32 episodes

    Season 5 of Biography premiered on January 4, 1996.

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    Season 6

    1997

    51 episodes

    Season 6 of Biography premiered on January 9, 1997.

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    Season 7

    1998

    26 episodes

    Season 7 of Biography premiered on March 23, 1998.

    1998

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    Season 8

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 8 of Biography premiered on -.

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    Season 9

    1970

    2 episodes

    Season 9 of Biography premiered on -.

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    Season 10

    1997

    31 episodes

    Season 10 of Biography premiered on January 15, 1997.

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    Season 11

    1999

    1 episodes

    Season 11 of Biography premiered on September 8, 1999.

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    Season 12

    1970

    1 episodes

    Season 12 of Biography premiered on -.

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    Season 13

    1970

    2 episodes

    Season 13 of Biography premiered on -.

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    Season 14

    1970

    0 episodes

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    Season 15

    1970

    0 episodes

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    Season 16

    1970

    0 episodes

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    Season 17

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 17 of Biography premiered on -.

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    Season 18

    1970

    28 episodes

    Season 18 of Biography premiered on -.

    The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.

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    Season 19

    2004

    2 episodes

    Season 19 of Biography premiered on January 1, 2004.

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    Season 20

    2005

    45 episodes

    Season 20 of Biography premiered on September 23, 2005.

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    Season 21

    2006

    2 episodes

    Season 21 of Biography premiered on August 13, 2006.

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    Season 22

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 22 of Biography premiered on -.

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    Season 23

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 23 of Biography premiered on -.

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    Season 24

    2011

    2 episodes

    Season 24 of Biography premiered on December 23, 2011.

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    Season 25

    1970

    1 episodes

    Season 25 of Biography premiered on -.

    Season 25

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    Season 26

    1970

    1 episodes

    Season 26 of Biography premiered on -.

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    Season 27

    1970

    1 episodes

    Season 27 of Biography premiered on -.