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Biography

Overview

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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Cast

Scarlett Johansson profile
Scarlett Johansson

Self

Total episodes: 1

Aileen Wuornos profile
Aileen Wuornos

Self (archive footage)

Total episodes: 1

Dawn Botkins profile
Dawn Botkins

Self - Aileen's childhood friend

Total episodes: 1

Arlene Pralle profile
Arlene Pralle

Self

Total episodes: 1

Steve Glazer profile
Steve Glazer

Self - Defense attorney

Total episodes: 1

Tyria Moore profile
Tyria Moore

Self - Aileen's girlfriend

Total episodes: 1

Donna Jay Fulks profile
Donna Jay Fulks

Aileen Wuornos (voice)

Total episodes: 1

Eva Braun profile
Eva Braun

Self (archive footage)

Total episodes: 1

Adolf Hitler profile
Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Total episodes: 1

Paul Kaup profile
Paul Kaup

Narrator

Total episodes: 1

Heinrich Hoffmann profile
Heinrich Hoffmann

Self - Photographer (archive footage)

Total episodes: 1

Nerin Gun profile
Nerin Gun

Self - Biographer (archive footage)

Total episodes: 1

Scarlett Johansson profile
Scarlett Johansson

Self

Total episodes: 1

Aileen Wuornos profile
Aileen Wuornos

Self (archive footage)

Total episodes: 1

Dawn Botkins profile
Dawn Botkins

Self - Aileen's childhood friend

Total episodes: 1

Arlene Pralle profile
Arlene Pralle

Self

Total episodes: 1

Steve Glazer profile
Steve Glazer

Self - Defense attorney

Total episodes: 1

Tyria Moore profile
Tyria Moore

Self - Aileen's girlfriend

Total episodes: 1

Donna Jay Fulks profile
Donna Jay Fulks

Aileen Wuornos (voice)

Total episodes: 1

Eva Braun profile
Eva Braun

Self (archive footage)

Total episodes: 1

Adolf Hitler profile
Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Total episodes: 1

Paul Kaup profile
Paul Kaup

Narrator

Total episodes: 1

Heinrich Hoffmann profile
Heinrich Hoffmann

Self - Photographer (archive footage)

Total episodes: 1

Nerin Gun profile
Nerin Gun

Self - Biographer (archive footage)

Total episodes: 1

Extra

Release Date

April 6, 1987

Last air Date

January 2, 2012

Status

Returning Series

Original Language

English

Networks

CBS logoA&E logo

Available On

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seasons

Season 27 poster
Season 27

Aired on: Not announced | 1 Episodes

Videos

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A&E Biography

Images

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