Biography
Season 11
199925 episodes
Episodes
- E1
Drew Barrymore: Beating the Odds
1999-09-08
Born into a famous family of talented, but troubled actors, Drew Barrymore overcomes turmoil to become a Hollywood superstar.
- E2
Fred Gwynne: More Than a Munster
1999-10-19
Documentary about the life and career of Fred Gwynne.
- E3
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Touch of Magic
1999-02-15
A look at actress Elizabeth Montgomery, best known for her starring role as Samantha on "Bewitched".
- E5
Richard Speck: Natural Born Killer
1999-08-18
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E7
Andre the Giant
1999-01-13
Documentary, released by the World Wrestling Federation, about the late wrestling superstar Andre the Giant, portraying his childhood in a small French village, his rise to fame as a professional wrestler, and his slow physical decline and eventual death in 1993. With commentaries by Vince McMahon, Classy Freddie Blassie, Killer Kowalski and Gorilla Monsoon, as well as Andre's brother and friends.
- E8
Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant
2000-09-21
The life of the despotic Communist ruler who rose from the poor fields of rural Romania to the luxurious heights of political power. From loved and respected leader, he turned into a despised tyrant, and his execution in 1989 marked the bloody end to a bloody regime.
E10Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
1999-03-26 · 44m
A made-for-TV biography with an overview of Tierney's career and personal life. The highlight is perhaps an interview with her former husband, Oleg Cassini, who calls Tierney "an extraordinary genetic marvel."
- E12
The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence
1999-02-28
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E13
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999-08-24
Linda Darnell had the looks and talent to be a great Hollywood leading lady, but never quite delivered on her potential. This is the story of her rather sad life and tragically early death.
- E14
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
1999-11-19
Get behind the mask of Mankind - all about Mick Foley, from his beginnings to his success in the WWF.
- E15
Marquis de Sade: The Depraved Aristocrat
1997-07-14
This is a disturbing look at the infamous aristocrat whose name has become synonymous with sexual depravity.
- E16
Queen Noor: Between Two Realms
1999-11-01
Chronicles the fairy-tale romance of Jordan's late King Hussein and all-American girl Lisa Halaby.
- E18
The Osmonds: Pure and Simple
1999-09-09
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E19
Tanya Tucker: Country Rebel
Air date TBA
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E20
Susan Hayward: The Brooklyn Bombshell
1998-12-02
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E21
The Carpenters: Harmony and Heartbreak
1998-01-12
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E22
Peter O'Toole: Acting Out Loud
1999-10-07
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E23
Wayne Newton: King of Las Vegas
Air date TBA
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E24
Dinah Shore: Sealed with a Kiss
1998-10-19
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E25
Dorothy Dandridge: Little Girl Lost
1999-08-23
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E26
Ida Lupino: Through the Lens
1998-03-24
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E28
John Steinbeck: An American Author
1999-03-23
Profile of the American writer John Steinbeck, author of "The Grapes of Wrath," "Of Mice and Men," "East of Eden" and "Cannery Row."
- E31
Bob Fosse: Dancing on the Edge
1999-08-24
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E32
William Holden: An Untamed Spirit
1999-04-27
Peter Graves narrates this account of the life and career of William Franklin Beedle, Jr., from his 1918 birth, in O'Fallon, Illinois, to his formative years in Monrovia and South Pasadena, California, where William enters Pasadena Playhouse to begin his acting career for which he would later become famous as screen star William Holden.
- E33
Angie Dickinson: Tinseltown's Classiest Broad
1999-10-26
No episode synopsis available yet.