Biography Season 7

Biography - Season 7

1998 • 26 episodes

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26 episodes
Mar 23, 1998

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1998

Episodes

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26 episodes
David Berkowitz: Son of Sam
Episode 1

David Berkowitz: Son of Sam

Episode 1 • Mar 23, 1998

For over a year, he held a city hostage to fear. When he was finally caught, the nation was shocked to discover that the "face of terror" was a cherubic postal worker who smiled sweetly for the camera. David Berkowitz claimed the lives of six people in a killing spree that resulted in the largest manhunt in the history of New York. Once apprehended, he confessed to all the crimes and asked the judge to put him away forever so he would not kill again. In this comprehensive portrait, reporters and detectives who worked on the case, the parents of victims, a prosecutor and a former FBI profiler relive the case that galvanized a nation. Psychologists explore the many frustrations and disappointments that led Berkowitz to kill, and in a gripping interview, Berkowitz himself talks about his crimes and jailhouse transformation into the "Son of Hope." Today, he ministers to other prisoners and born-again Christians all over the world in hopes of restoring some meaning to his shattered life. From the dark streets of a shaken city to the jailhouse reformation, BIOGRAPHY examines the "Son of Sam."

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Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor
Episode 2

Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor

Episode 2 • Mar 30, 1998

“For 25 years Mao Zedong ruled one quarter of the world’s population. This is the extraordinary story of a farmer’s son who became a God in his life time but in private never shook off his peasant roots; a man who presided over one of the most radical experiments in social reform ever seen in human history but who will be remembered as one of the bloodiest dictators of the twentieth century. This program–told through the accounts of those who have met and studied him, loved and loathed him–includes archive film and pictures going back to the very earliest days of Mao’s life, as well as unique film of China at the turn of the century and during key episodes in Mao’s communist revolution. It includes harrowing and eye-witness accounts of such momentous events as the cultural revolution, the Great Leap Forward and the most severe man-made famine ever recorded.”

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Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air
Episode 3

Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air

Episode 3 • Apr 06, 1998

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Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act
Episode 4

Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act

Episode 4 • Apr 13, 1998

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Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl
Episode 5

Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl

Episode 5 • Apr 20, 1998

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Beethoven: The Sound and the Fury
Episode 6

Beethoven: The Sound and the Fury

Episode 6 • Apr 27, 1998

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Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King
Episode 7

Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King

Episode 7 • May 04, 1998

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Dwight D. Eisenhower: Commander-in-Chief
Episode 8

Dwight D. Eisenhower: Commander-in-Chief

Episode 8 • May 11, 1998

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Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling With Life
Episode 9

Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling With Life

Episode 9 • May 18, 1998

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Evel Knievel: Hell on Wheels
Episode 10

Evel Knievel: Hell on Wheels

Episode 10 • May 25, 1998

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Howard Carter: Triumph and Treasure
Episode 11

Howard Carter: Triumph and Treasure

Episode 11 • Jun 01, 1998

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Jackie Kennedy Onassis: In a Class of Her Own
Episode 12

Jackie Kennedy Onassis: In a Class of Her Own

Episode 12 • Jun 08, 1998

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Jim Jones: Journey into Madness
Episode 13

Jim Jones: Journey into Madness

Episode 13 • Jun 15, 1998

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John Wayne: American Legend
Episode 14

John Wayne: American Legend

Episode 14 • Jun 22, 1998

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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
Episode 15

P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth

Episode 15 • Jun 29, 1998

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Ray Kroc: Fast Food McMillionaire
Episode 16

Ray Kroc: Fast Food McMillionaire

Episode 16 • Jul 06, 1998

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Satan: Prince of Darkness
Episode 17

Satan: Prince of Darkness

Episode 17 • Jul 13, 1998

Examining the story of Satan's fall from grace and his efforts against the human race.

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Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius
Episode 18

Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius

Episode 18 • Jul 20, 1998

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Charles Lindbergh: Against the Wind
Episode 19

Charles Lindbergh: Against the Wind

Episode 19 • Jan 07, 1999

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Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster
Episode 20

Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster

Episode 20 • Jan 18, 1999

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John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in Disguise
Episode 21

John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in Disguise

Episode 21 • Jan 25, 1999

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Nicolae Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant
Episode 22

Nicolae Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant

Episode 22 • Feb 01, 1999

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The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence
Episode 23

The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence

Episode 23 • Feb 08, 1999

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Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody
Episode 44

Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody

Episode 44 • Sep 04, 1995

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Episode 63

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Episode 63 • Oct 20, 1995

Their incredible exploits earned them a place in American legend. Their true fate remains one of the great mysteries of the Old west.

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Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom
Episode 67

Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom

Episode 67 • Nov 06, 1995

Explore the incredible life of Nostradamus, the enigmatic man known as the Prophet of Doom.

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