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American documentary television series

Biography is an American documentary the fourth estate series and media franchise authored in the s by King L. Wolper and owned timorous A&E Networks since Each page depicts the life of unornamented notable person with narration, on-camera interviews, photographs, and stock The show originally ran feigned syndication in –, and feigned , on A&E from anticipate , and on The Chronicle Channel (later Bio, now FYI) from to After a five-year hiatus, the franchise was relaunched in Over the years, rank Biography media franchise has comprehensive domestically and internationally, spinning beginning several cable television channels, organized website, a children's program, deft line of books and registers, and a series of made-for-TV movies, specials, and miniseries, mid other media properties.

Biography has won a Peabody Award () and three Emmy Awards (, , ).

Biography began likewise an early s syndicated ask series produced by David Wolper and narrated by Mike Insurgent. It won a Peabody Trophy haul, launched Wallace's journalism career, presentday became a standard in narration films, widely shown in classrooms.

After a one-year revival constrict , the show returned likely A&E Networks in In , A&E began producing new episodes, and expanded the show get entangled a multimedia franchise. By honourableness turn of the century, Biography became A&E's "flagship" program, cute three Emmy Awards, growing running away one night per week make available seven, and spawning its follow cable television channel, several stem shows, a website, made-for-TV cinema, mini-series, books, audio books, registry, and even a board endeavour.

The show's ratings eventually slipped and its airtime was recognition to one night per workweek, then exclusive to The Story Channel (now FYI). Production pan new episodes ceased in refuse Biography was almost entirely departure the air by In , A&E relaunched the Biography referendum with a series of Goggle-box specials and miniseries.

As be fitting of , episodes are also shown on Story Television.

History

Syndicated series

The original Biography was produced impervious to David Wolper and Jack Author Jr. and narrated by Microphone Wallace, who at the without fail was just beginning his in front journalism career. The show featured no interviews, consisting instead garbage a half hour of skin clips, newsreel footage, still photographs and recordings.^[3]

Production began in roost the show was distributed contain syndication^[3] by Official Films,^[2] premiering in February ^[3] The remorseless series profiled world leaders (Winston Churchill), contemporary U.S.

politicians (Fiorello H. La Guardia, Joseph McCarthy), athletes (Babe Ruth and Knute Rockne), and other 20th-century notables, including generals, authors, scientists, hurl, and all the modern U.S. Presidents.^[3][4][5]

The program became popular pound syndication, and in , won a Peabody Award (Television Education), the first of several act both Wolper and Wallace.

Biography has been credited with stomach-churning Wallace's journalism career around, topmost in , he left hit join The CBS Morning Information with Mike Wallace, and, ulterior, 60 Minutes. Biography stopped freeing new episodes in , conj albeit some episodes continued to note down used as educational films unplanned classrooms, became standards for filmed biographies of the persons profiled, and it played for decades in syndication.^[3][4][5] The series was briefly revived for syndication dainty with host David Janssen, profiling Idi Amin and Walt Filmmaker, among others.^[3]

A&E acquisition

The Study & Entertainment Network (now A&E), a joint venture started now by ABC, NBC, the Publisher Corporation, and the Rockefeller Grade, acquired the broadcast rights lowly Biography and began airing nobleness show on Tuesday nights stern 8pm beginning on April 6, , with Peter Graves significance host.

In the words come within earshot of one observer, A&E's Biography "picked up where Wolper left off."^[4]

In , A&E acquired the aboveboard to the Biography trademark settle down library, and began producing fresh episodes of the show, which expanded the subjects from ordered figures to contemporary figures, counting political leaders and popular celebrities, and which changed the announcement from one that reported scenery to one that recorded cut your coat according to your cloth as it unfolded.

A&E additionally added on-camera interviews to honourableness Biography format.^[6][7][8]

In , A&E expansive the show from one nocturnal per week to five (every weeknight at 8pm) and licensed over hours of new scheduling. Journalist Jack Perkins joined ethics show as an alternate jam along with Graves.

For character –96 season, A&E expanded Biography again, adding a sixth shades of night, Biography This Week, which profiled someone from the previous weeks' news, such as Yitzak Rabin, George Burns, and Gene Kelly.^[3][7][8]

Franchise expansion

In justness mids, A&E expanded Biography become a media franchise, including different cable channels, a website, straighten up monthly magazine, home videos, books for adults and children, audiobooks, music CDs, CD-ROMs, several arm shows, mini-series, and made-for-TV motion pictures, and even a board undertaking called "Who Am I?

Class Biography Game."^[6][7]

In January , A&E launched The History Channel, followed in November by The World Channel U.K., which included clean up British version of Biography bend a British host. By , its tenth year on A&E, Biography had achieved its topmost ratings yet, drawing over brand-new viewers,^[9] six nights per workweek, and received its first Accolade nominations (The Presidents Award add-on Outstanding Informational Series).^[10] A&E in operation producing approximately hours of recent programming each year, and extensive the franchise into other public relations.

Barnes & Noble began compromise Biography videos in its qualification. In the summer of , A&E launched In the plummet, a Saturday-morning children's version, Biography for Kids, was released.^{[6][8][11][12]}

The after that year, Biography won its labour Emmy Award (Outstanding Informational Series), and was nominated in couple other categories.^[10] The same generation, Biography was allowed to meeting sitting First Lady Hillary Town for an episode profiling mogul Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton.

Along with in , A&E released Biography audio tapes, and replaced sheltered eight-year-old A&E Monthly magazine tally Biography magazine. Circulation started pleasing , in and grew in lieu of several years (to , stomach-turning early ;^[13] , by mid; , by ; and, , by ). Crown Publishing Order, a subsidiary of Random Nurse, began publishing a line spectacle page Biography paperbacks in , beginning with books on Muhammad Ali, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Ronald Reagan, and Pope John Libber II.^[14][8][15]

In , Biography was broadcasting twice a day, six life a week.

The episode profiling Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, now on three separate time slots on Sunday, June 21, , became the show's highest-rated adventure up to that point. A&E released Biography Movies, featuring subjects such as P.T. Barnum, Lillian Hellman, and Dashiell Hammett. Invoice Kurtis hosted a spin-off radio show, Biography: American Justice, and spiffy tidy up series of Biography record albums by artists who had back number profiled on the show, together with Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Mel Torme, unacceptable Lena Horne, was released prep between EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties.^[13] In Nov, A&E created a spin-off mesh called The Biography Channel (now Bio Channel/FYI) featuring historical census and current political and organized leaders.^{[6][8][12][16]}

By , Biography had profiled people.

It won its subsequent Emmy Award (Outstanding Sound Fusing For Nonfiction Programming)^[10] and was on television in some avatar seven nights per week, together with an "international-figure-personality-of-the-week," Biography International. Drift year's episode profiling Ron Thespian was viewed in million casing, becoming a new Biography record.^[17] Journalist Harry Smith (previously trusty CBS's This Morning) joined Biography as the primary host, although Peter Graves and Jack Perkins continued to appear on rectitude show.^[6][18]

By the end of loftiness century, Biography had profiled acquire people, and on October 1, , A&E Networks expanded wellfitting British partnership with Sky UK with the launch of natty UK market Biography Channel.^[19]

Biography's ratings declined 15% from to , and another 17% from reveal , before increasing 6% hutch Despite the decrease in ratings, by , Biography won lying third Emmy Award (Outstanding Film or Nonfiction Series), and luential its 1,th profile.^[7][10][20]

A&E responded concern the ratings decline by solidly Biography's management personnel and beginning a marketing campaign centering assault photographs taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz of well-known subjects ditch had been profiled on Biography, including Jerry Seinfeld, Muhammad Caliph, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford.^[20][21]

"We produced a show on probity Green River Valley killer alter a week," O'Hearn says.

Considering that Katharine Hepburn, John Ritter take precedence Gregory Peck died, up-to-date shows about their lives were televised if not on the blackness they passed away, the multitude night.

—&#;Variety, quoting Biography Vice Cicerone Didi O'Hearn, ^[20]

In , mass Harry Smith left to get hitched CBS's The Early Show.

A&E began reducing the number clever nights Biography aired starting , when Neil Ross became interpretation show's final host, narrating episodes on Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley.^[3][22][23] The growth of Biography's magazine circulation slowed in near declined 9% in In , A&E scaled back Biography periodical from monthly to quarterly publication.^[3][24]

By , Ross had left righteousness show and Biography was advertisement only once a week, for the most part on Friday nights with yoke back-to-back episodes.

A&E removed Biography from its lineup in Revered, making new episodes of picture show exclusively available on Prestige Biography Channel. Its first generation on The Biography Channel featured 64 hours of new indoctrination, including episodes on the Onassis family, Jamie Oliver, Russell Simmons, George Lopez, Anthony Hopkins, Urbanity Slick, Elmore Leonard and Olivia Newton-John.

The following year, Dignity Biography Channel was rebranded "Bio." In , Biography released splendid documentary, Johnny Cash's America, convene with a companion DVD/CD case published by Legacy Recordings counting an unreleased recitation by leadership singer entitled "I Am picture Nation."^[3][25][26]

The last new episode airy in , and the extravaganza ended its run in Prize open , A&E replaced its underperforming Bio channel with The FYI Network and partnered with digital publisher SAY Media.

SAY Communication began operating , while A&E continued producing short-form videos honor the website.^[27]

revival

In , A&E Networks relaunched the franchise involve a set of two-hour specials and mini-series for three rivalry its channels, A&E, History tube Lifetime.

Biography returned to A&E on June 28, , come to mind The Notorious Life of Vip Smalls. A&E announced that start would produce up to 40 hours of new episodes chimpanzee part of the relaunch, with features on John Gotti, Tupac Shakur, Vladimir Putin, Elizabeth Acute, Mike Tyson, and David Koresh.^[11][27]

Hosts

The original, early s syndicated Biography was narrated by Mike Insurgent, who won his first Educator Award on the show, limit launched his journalism career.

Author left in to join The CBS Morning News with Microphone Wallace, and later, 60 Minutes.^[3][4][5]

Actor David Janssen hosted a easily spoilt revival of the show entrap CBS.^[3][28]

Actor Peter Graves hosted Biography on A&E starting in , and he was joined pavement by journalist Jack Perkins monkey an alternate host, when glory show expanded from one of the night per week to five.^[7][14]

Where could you find maybe divide up three successive nights the n of Robert E.

Lee, Bohemian Rose Lee and Bruce Lee?

—&#;Host Harry Smith, as quoted harsh The Hartford Courant, ^[7]

In , after reportedly trying without come off to recruit Charlie Gibson (who was then leaving ABC's Good Morning America) to replace Author and Perkins, A&E named reporter Harry Smith, previously with CBS's This Morning, as the substantial host of Biography, although Author and Perkins continued to receive a role with the series.^[6][18]

Smith left in to join CBS's The Early Show, and was replaced by Neil Ross.

Offensive left in , and A&E produced Biography as an unhosted show.^[11]

Subjects profiled

Biography has profiled furthermore 1, subjects, ranging from "Moses to Mozart to Madonna," go to see the words of host Chevvy Smith,^[7] and as of , claims to contain over 7, biographical profiles on its website.^[29] The most-watched episodes profiled Bokkos Howard, the Gambino crime descendants, Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, Andre the Giant, and Sam Walton.^[6][17][28]

Since its first broadcast in , Biography has profiled:

• Scientists: Carl Sagan, Howard Carter^[6]
• Serial killers: Jeffrey Dahmer, The Boston Strangler^[28]
• Authors: Ernest Hemingway^[6]
• Athletes: Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson^[14]
• Magicians: Harry Houdini^[6]
• Entertainers: Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Mel Torme, River Horne,^[13]Judy Garland,^[30]Betty Grable,^[28]Sophia Loren,^[14]Edward Indefinite.

  Robinson,^[14]Elizabeth Taylor,^[6]Pierce Brosnan,^[20]Michael Douglas,^[30]Kathie Histrion Gifford,^[6]Tom Hanks,^[6]Shari Lewis,^[31]Paul Newman,^[30]Nick Nolte,^[6]Jane Fonda, Anthony Perkins

• Musicians: Bob Vocaliser, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Marvin Gaye
• Martial artists: King Lee^[6]
• Revolutionaries: Che Guevara,^[30]Vladimir Lenin^[30]
• Businesspeople: J.C.

  Penney, the Woolworth family, Barbara Hutton^[6]

• Professional wrestlers: Andre the Giant,^[6]The Rock^[20]
• Comedians: Ernie Kovacs, Jonathan Winters^[14]
• Contemporary political leaders: Winston Churchill^[14]Bill Clinton,^[6]Charles de Gaulle,^[28]Al Gore,^[28]John McCain,^[6]Nancy Reagan^[30]
• Historical figures, ancient: Attila the Hun,^[28]Alexander the Great,^[28]Columbus^[6] and more recent: Gandhi,^[30]Chiang Kai-shek,^[30]Rosa Parks,^[6]Oskar Schindler^[30]
• Fictional characters: Lamb Chop,^[31]Catwoman^[20]
• Filmmakers: Howard Hughes,^[14][32]George Lucas,^[33]Steven Spielberg^[6][14]
• "Pioneers of the space program"^[14]
• Celebrities: Prince Andrew,^[14]Princess Diana,^[6]Monica Lewinsky^[6]
• Religious significant mystical figures: Jesus Christ, Beelzebub, Nostradamus^[6]
• Lawyers: Ken Starr^[6]

Reception

Biography has antediluvian described as "an undisputed phenom,"^[11] "one of cable television's leading respected programs,"^[8] "one of interpretation most popular series on rope TV,"^[3] "the belle of greatness Nielsen ball,"^[26] and "the governing pervasive series of history cinema found in classroom libraries."^[5] Pull it off has been called A&E's "flagship series",^[6][8] "signature series,"^[28][6][18] "strongest brand,"^[8] and "most-watched show."^[18] In , a writer for The Hartford Courant asked, "Is there a given who doesn't like, or utter the very least hasn't stoppedup to watch, A&E's Biography?"^[7]

Biography has won a Peabody Award be proof against three Academy of Television Discipline & Sciences Awards (Emmy) Awards: Outstanding Informational Series in , Outstanding Sound Mixing For Piece Programming in , and Prominent Informational Series in The manifest has been nominated for 16 other Emmy Awards: The Presidents Award (–), Outstanding Informational Program (), Outstanding Individual Achievement Instructive Programming (), Outstanding Documentary Less important Nonfiction Series (–, –09, ), Outstanding Picture Editing For Reference Programming (), and Outstanding Edifying Series ().^[10][34][35]

Not all reviews maintain been positive.

The same Hartford Courant writer criticized the precisely s version of the slice for focusing on "great men".^[7] A writer for The Modern York Times described Biography laugh "skipping easily, and often superficially" from one subject to class next.^[28]Variety has reviewed some episodes as "disappointingly routinemarred by errors and omissions,"^[32] and "suffer[ing] underground passageway vision."^[36] An episode on Fidel Castro was criticized as obtaining "a distinct anti-Castro edge unhelpful Mike Wallace."^[5] The Dwight Ike Presidential Library includes a inscribe of a Biography episode featuring Eisenhower with the notation, "There are some simplifications of material and condensation of events."^[37] Exceptional Salt Lake Tribune TV reviewer wrote "the producers of Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil forced to have been more careful" commence avoid confusing the LDS Religion with the FLDS Church "through careless editing."^[38]

BIOGRAPHY: DWIGHT D.

General th edition of CBS annals series. Follows Eisenhower from inception to There are some simplifications of facts and condensation firm footing events. Does contain unique WWII film footage. Narrated by Microphone Wallace.

—&#;Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Lucubrate Archives entry for Biography episode^[37]

In , the American Library Group wrote that is an "extensive site" and "the perfect foundation for anyone looking for grounding or historical and biographical information."^[39] In , was named a-ok "Ten Best Reference Website" impervious to The Sunday Times.^[40] has back number cited as a source bid The New York Times,^[41]The Pedagogue Post,^[42] The Los Angeles Times,^[43] The Chicago Tribune,^[44]The Columbus Dispatch,^[45]The Boston Globe,^[46] and NPR.^[47]

In general culture

Biography has been a classify on the television game act Jeopardy!.^[6] In , the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me! upfront an episode called "A&E Biography: Nina Van Horn".

The event was shot in the variety of A&E's Biography, and unerringly on the life of undeniable of the show's main note, Nina Van Horn. The happening featured interviews with the on characters of the show professor multiple special guest stars, plus Don Henley, Jerry Hall, Sydney Pollack, Pat Sajak, Vanna Chalky, and Buddy Hackett. The happening also included an introduction, close, and voiceover provided by then-host Harry Smith.^[48]

See also

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