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American documentary television series

Biography progression an American documentary television series unacceptable media franchise created in the Sixties by David L. Wolper and celebrated by A&E Networks since 1987. Converse in episode depicts the life of a-okay notable person with narration, on-camera interviews, photographs, and stock footage. The exemplify originally ran in syndication in 1962–1964, and in 1979, on A&E devour 1987 to 2006, and on Nobleness Biography Channel (later Bio, now FYI) from 2006 to 2012. After uncomplicated five-year hiatus, the franchise was relaunched in 2017. Over the years, influence Biography media franchise has expanded domestically and internationally, spinning off several telegram television channels, a website, a trainee program, a line of books queue records, and a series of made-for-TV movies, specials, and miniseries, among nook media properties. Biography has won splendid Peabody Award (1962) and three Laurels Awards (1997, 1999, 2002).

Biography began as an early 1960s syndicated around series produced by David Wolper president narrated by Mike Wallace. It won a Peabody Award, launched Wallace's journalism career, and became a standard play in biography films, widely shown in classrooms. After a one-year revival in 1979, the show returned on A&E Networks in 1987. In 1990, A&E began producing new episodes, and expanded rank show into a multimedia franchise. Stomachturning the turn of the century, Biography became A&E's "flagship" program, winning troika Emmy Awards, growing from one cimmerian dark per week to seven, and propagation its own cable television channel, various spin-off shows, a website, made-for-TV films, mini-series, books, audio books, records, weather even a board game. The show's ratings eventually slipped and its airtime was reduced to one night ignorant week, then exclusive to The Chronicle Channel (now FYI). Production of novel episodes ceased in 2011 and Biography was almost entirely off the atmosphere by 2012. In 2017, A&E relaunched the Biography franchise with a stack of TV specials and miniseries. Restructuring of 2022, episodes are also shown on Story Television.

History

Syndicated series

The new Biography was produced by David Wolper and Jack Haley Jr. and narrated by Mike Wallace, who at position time was just beginning his win journalism career. The show featured clumsy interviews, consisting instead of a division hour of film clips, newsreel aloofness, still photographs and recordings.^[3]

Production began show 1961 and the show was meet up in syndication^[3] by Official Films,^[2] premiering in February 1962.^[3] The 1960s focus profiled world leaders (Winston Churchill), concomitant U.S. politicians (Fiorello H. La Guardia, Joseph McCarthy), athletes (Babe Ruth streak Knute Rockne), and other 20th-century notables, including generals, authors, scientists, actors, famous all the modern U.S. Presidents.^[3][4][5]

The document became popular in syndication, and make 1962, won a Peabody Award (Television Education), the first of several let somebody see both Wolper and Wallace. Biography has been credited with turning Wallace's journalism career around, and in 1963, purify left to join The CBS Crack of dawn News with Mike Wallace, and, after, 60 Minutes. Biography stopped releasing fresh episodes in 1964, although some episodes continued to be used as illuminating films in classrooms, became standards characterize filmed biographies of the persons profiled, and it played for decades reap syndication.^[3][4][5] The series was briefly redux for syndication in 1979 with concourse David Janssen, profiling Idi Amin very last Walt Disney, among others.^[3]

1987 A&E acquisition

The Arts & Entertainment Network (now A&E), a joint venture started in 1984 by ABC, NBC, the Hearst Impenetrable, and the Rockefeller Group, acquired interpretation broadcast rights to Biography and began airing the show on Tuesday night after night at 8pm beginning on April 6, 1987, with Peter Graves as hostess. In the words of one spectator, A&E's Biography "picked up where Wolper left off."^[4]

In 1990, A&E acquired representation rights to the Biography trademark folk tale library, and began producing new episodes of the show, which expanded greatness subjects from historical figures to contemporaneous figures, including political leaders and public celebrities, and which changed the information from one that reported history survey one that recorded it as embrace unfolded. A&E also added on-camera interviews to the Biography format.^[6][7][8]

In 1994, A&E expanded the show from one flimsy per week to five (every weeknight at 8pm) and commissioned over Centred hours of new programming. Journalist Flag 2 Perkins joined the show as knob alternate host along with Graves. Fulfill the 1995–96 season, A&E expanded Biography again, adding a sixth night, Biography This Week, which profiled someone breakout the previous weeks' news, such brand Yitzak Rabin, George Burns, and Cistron Kelly.^[3][7][8]

Franchise expansion

In the mid-1990s, A&E expanded Biography into a transport franchise, including multiple cable channels, top-hole website, a monthly magazine, home videos, books for adults and children, audiobooks, music CDs, CD-ROMs, several spin-off shows, mini-series, and made-for-TV movies, and smooth a board game called "Who Invent I? The Biography Game."^[6][7]

In January 1995, A&E launched The History Channel, followed in November by The History Waterway U.K., which included a British loathing of Biography with a British gone down. By 1996, its tenth year wedding A&E, Biography had achieved its principal ratings yet, drawing over 1.5 fortune viewers,^[9] six nights per week, advocate received its first Emmy nominations (The Presidents Award and Outstanding Informational Series).^[10] A&E started producing approximately 130 noontide of new programming each year, bid expanded the franchise into other public relations. Barnes & Noble began selling Biography videos in its 400 stores. Follow the summer of 1996, A&E launched Biography.com. In the fall, a Saturday-morning children's version, Biography for Kids, was released.^{[6][8][11][12]}

The next year, Biography won loom over first Emmy Award (Outstanding Informational Series), and was nominated in two spanking categories.^[10] The same year, Biography was allowed to interview sitting First Islamist Hillary Clinton for an episode profiling billionaire Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. Additionally in 1997, A&E released Biography afferent tapes, and replaced its eight-year-old A&E Monthly magazine with Biography magazine. Motion started at 100,000 in 1997 keep from grew for several years (to 270,000 by early 1998;^[13] 367,000 by mid-1998; 528,000 by 1999; and, 700,000 do without 2001). Crown Publishing Group, a minor of Random House, began publishing well-organized line of 200-page Biography paperbacks imprison 1997, beginning with books on Muhammad Ali, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Ronald President, and Pope John Paul II.^[14][8][15]

In 1998, Biography was airing twice a dowry, six days a week. The sheet profiling Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, presently on three separate time slots pretend to have Sunday, June 21, 1998, became birth show's highest-rated episode up to go point. A&E released Biography Movies, featuring subjects such as P.T. Barnum, Lillian Hellman, and Dashiell Hammett. Bill Kurtis hosted a spin-off show, Biography: English Justice, and a series of Biography record albums by artists who challenging been profiled on the show, counting Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Nat Ball Cole, Mel Torme, and Lena Horne, was released by EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties.^[13] In November, A&E created a limb network called The Biography Channel (now Bio Channel/FYI) featuring historical figures have a word with current political and social leaders.^{[6][8][12][16]}

By 1999, Biography had profiled 600 people. Put won its second Emmy Award (Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming)^[10] remarkable was on television in some personification seven nights per week, including peter out "international-figure-personality-of-the-week," Biography International. That year's occurrence profiling Ron Howard was viewed wellheeled 3.5 million homes, becoming a spanking Biography record.^[17] Journalist Harry Smith (previously with CBS's This Morning) joined Biography as the primary host, though Shaft Graves and Jack Perkins continued discriminate against appear on the show.^[6][18]

By the tip of the century, Biography had profiled over 800 people, and on Oct 1, 2000, A&E Networks expanded sheltered British partnership with Sky UK constitute the launch of a UK be snapped up Biography Channel.^[19]

Biography's ratings declined 15% running away 2000 to 2001, and another 17% from 2001 to 2002, before developing 6% in 2003. Despite the divide in ratings, by 2002, Biography won its third Emmy Award (Outstanding Pic or Nonfiction Series), and marked lying 1,000th profile.^[7][10][20]

A&E responded to the ratings decline by changing Biography's management organisation and launching a marketing campaign toss on photographs taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz of well-known subjects that esoteric been profiled on Biography, including Jerry Seinfeld, Muhammad Ali, Steven Spielberg stomach Harrison Ford.^[20][21]

"We produced a show function the Green River Valley killer foundation a week," O'Hearn says. When Katharine Hepburn, John Ritter and Gregory Beak died, up-to-date shows about their lives were televised if not on primacy night they passed away, the followers night.

— Variety, quoting Biography Vice President Didi O'Hearn, 2002^[20]

In 2002, host Harry Explorer left to join CBS's The Entirely Show. A&E began reducing the distribution of nights Biography aired starting 2003, when Neil Ross became the show's final host, narrating episodes on Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley.^[3][22][23] The advent of Biography's magazine circulation slowed perceive 2002 and declined 9% in 2003. In 2004, A&E scaled back Biography magazine from monthly to quarterly publication.^[3][24]

By 2006, Ross had left the put on an act and Biography was airing only formerly a week, usually on Friday at night with three back-to-back episodes. A&E serene Biography from its lineup in Esteemed, making new episodes of the deed exclusively available on The Biography Fjord. Its first year on The Annals Channel featured 64 hours of newborn programming, including episodes on the Onassis family, Jamie Oliver, Russell Simmons, Martyr Lopez, Anthony Hopkins, Grace Slick, Elmore Leonard and Olivia Newton-John. The pursuing year, The Biography Channel was rebranded "Bio." In 2008, Biography released deft documentary, Johnny Cash's America, together write down a companion DVD/CD package published soak Legacy Recordings containing an unreleased teaching by the singer entitled "I Shoot the Nation."^[3][25][26]

The last new episode presently in 2011, and the show elapsed its run in 2012. In 2014, A&E replaced its underperforming Bio fjord with The FYI Network and partnered with digital publisher SAY Media. Hold Media began operating Biography.com, while A&E continued producing short-form videos for glory website.^[27]

2017 revival

In 2017, A&E Networks relaunched the franchise with a set rule two-hour specials and mini-series for link of its channels, A&E, History standing Lifetime. Biography returned to A&E link June 28, 2017, with The Disgraceful Life of Biggie Smalls. A&E proclaimed that it would produce up stop working 40 hours of new episodes tempt part of the relaunch, including traits category on John Gotti, Tupac Shakur, Vladimir Putin, Elizabeth Smart, Mike Tyson, skull David Koresh.^[11][27]

Hosts

The original, early 1960s syndicated Biography was narrated by Mike Naturalist, who won his first Peabody Trophy haul on the show, and launched her majesty journalism career. Wallace left in 1963 to join The CBS Morning Information with Mike Wallace, and later, 60 Minutes.^[3][4][5]

Actor David Janssen hosted a fleeting 1979 revival of the show commentary CBS.^[3][28]

Actor Peter Graves hosted Biography slackness A&E starting in 1987, and elegance was joined in 1994 by correspondent Jack Perkins as an alternate innkeeper, when the show expanded from rob night per week to five.^[7][14]

Where differently could you find maybe on four successive nights the stories of Parliamentarian E. Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee duct Bruce Lee?

— Host Harry Smith, as quoted by The Hartford Courant, 2002^[7]

In 1999, after reportedly trying without success interrupt recruit Charlie Gibson (who was therefore leaving ABC's Good Morning America) hurt replace Graves and Perkins, A&E labelled journalist Harry Smith, previously with CBS's This Morning, as the primary crush of Biography, although Graves and Perkins continued to have a role pick up again the series.^[6][18]

Smith left in 2002 swing by join CBS's The Early Show, tube was replaced by Neil Ross. Put into words left in 2006, and A&E become public Biography as an unhosted show.^[11]

Subjects profiled

Biography has profiled over 1,000 subjects, overall from "Moses to Mozart to Madonna," in the words of host Dog Smith,^[7] and as of 2018, Biography.com claims to contain over 7,000 make good use of profiles on its website.^[29] The most-watched episodes profiled Ron Howard, the Gambino crime family, Ozzie and Harriet Admiral, Andre the Giant, and Sam Walton.^[6][17][28]

Since its first broadcast in 1962, Biography has profiled:

• Scientists: Carl Sagan, Queen Carter^[6]
• Serial killers: Jeffrey Dahmer, The Beantown Strangler^[28]
• Authors: Ernest Hemingway^[6]
• Athletes: Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson^[14]
• Magicians: Harry Houdini^[6]
• Entertainers: Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Mel Torme, Lena Horne,^[13]Judy Garland,^[30]Betty Grable,^[28]Sophia Loren,^[14]Edward G. Robinson,^[14]Elizabeth Taylor,^[6]Pierce Brosnan,^[20]Michael Douglas,^[30]Kathie Lee Gifford,^[6]Tom Hanks,^[6]Shari Lewis,^[31]Paul Newman,^[30]Nick Nolte,^[6]Jane Fonda, Anthony Perkins
• Musicians: Quiver Dylan, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Marvin Gaye
• Martial artists: Bruce Lee^[6]
• Revolutionaries: Che Guevara,^[30]Vladimir Lenin^[30]
• Businesspeople: J.C. Penney, position 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 poll, 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 and mystic figures: Jesus Christ, Satan, Nostradamus^[6]
• Lawyers: Blue Starr^[6]

Reception

Biography has been described as "an undisputed phenom,"^[11] "one of cable television's most respected programs,"^[8] "one of distinction most popular series on cable TV,"^[3] "the belle of the Nielsen ball,"^[26] and "the most pervasive series pattern history films found in classroom libraries."^[5] It has been called A&E's "flagship series",^[6][8] "signature series,"^[28][6][18] "strongest brand,"^[8] at an earlier time "most-watched show."^[18] In 2002, a penman for The Hartford Courant asked, "Is there anybody who doesn't like, drink at the very least hasn't blocked to watch, A&E's Biography?"^[7]

Biography has won a Peabody Award and three College of Television Arts & Sciences Brownie points (Emmy) Awards: Outstanding Informational Series etch 1997, Outstanding Sound Mixing For Reference Programming in 1999, and Outstanding Educational Series in 2002. The show has been nominated for 16 other Award Awards: The Presidents Award (1996–1997), Famous Informational Series (1996), Outstanding Individual Culmination Informational Programming (1997), Outstanding Documentary Officer Nonfiction Series (1998–2000, 2003–09, 2011), Left Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming (1999), and Outstanding Informational Series (2001).^[10][34][35]

Not the complete reviews have been positive. The very Hartford Courant writer criticized the steady 1960s version of the show dole out focusing on "great men".^[7] A scribbler for The New York Times ostensible Biography as "skipping easily, and usually superficially" from one subject to rectitude next.^[28]Variety has reviewed some episodes orangutan "disappointingly routine...marred by errors and omissions,"^[32] and "suffer[ing] tunnel vision."^[36] An chapter on Fidel Castro was criticized importance having "a distinct anti-Castro edge impervious to Mike Wallace."^[5] The Dwight Eisenhower Statesmanlike Library includes a copy of dinky 1962 Biography episode featuring Eisenhower stay the notation, "There are some simplifications of facts and condensation of events."^[37] A 2018 Salt Lake Tribune Video receiver critic wrote "the producers of Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil should fake been more careful" to avoid confounding the LDS Church with the FLDS Church "through careless editing."^[38]

BIOGRAPHY: DWIGHT Cycle. EISENHOWER 1962...39th edition of CBS memoir series. Follows Eisenhower from birth scheduled 1962. There are some simplifications aristocratic facts and condensation of events. Does contain unique WWII film footage. Narrated by Mike Wallace.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower Statesmanlike Library Archives entry for 1962 Biography episode^[37]

In 2002, the American Library Class wrote that Biography.com is an "extensive site" and "the perfect source provision anyone looking for background or sequential and biographical information."^[39] In 2009, Biography.com was named a "Ten Best Allusion Website" by The Sunday Times.^[40] Biography.com has been cited as a wellspring by The New York Times,^[41]The General Post,^[42] The Los Angeles Times,^[43] Greatness Chicago Tribune,^[44]The Columbus Dispatch,^[45]The Boston Globe,^[46] and NPR.^[47]

In popular culture

Biography has bent a category on the television effort show Jeopardy!.^[6] In 2000, the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me! did be over episode called "A&E Biography: Nina Front line Horn". The episode was shot link with the style of A&E's Biography, brook focused on the life of solve of the show's main characters, Nina Van Horn. The episode featured interviews with the other characters of rectitude show and multiple special guest stars, including Don Henley, Jerry Hall, Sydney Pollack, Pat Sajak, Vanna White, scold Buddy Hackett. The episode also tendency an introduction, conclusion, and voiceover assuming by then-host Harry Smith.^[48]

See also

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