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Season 1997

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First hosted by veteran actor Peter Graves, and later by Jack Perkins, this popular Arts and Entertainment Network series profiled the lives of notable figures in the history of entertainment, sports, arts, science, politics and warfare. The show is notable for its in-depth research, which often provides viewers with little-known information about well-known people.
102 Episodes
  • Eliot Ness: Untouchable
    Eliot Ness: UntouchableEpisode 1
  • Julia Child: An Appetite for Life
    Julia Child: An Appetite for LifeEpisode 2
  • Andrew Cunanan
    Andrew CunananEpisode 3
  • Timothy McVeigh: Soldier of Terror
    Timothy McVeigh: Soldier of TerrorEpisode 4
  • Seeing Double
    Seeing DoubleEpisode 5
  • Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
    Vincent Price: The Versatile VillainEpisode 6
  • Jane Russell: Body and Soul
    Jane Russell: Body and SoulEpisode 7
  • Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow
    Judy Garland: Beyond the RainbowEpisode 8
  • Rasputin: The Mad Monk
    Rasputin: The Mad MonkEpisode 9
  • Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning
    Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New BeginningEpisode 10
  • Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty Poison
    Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty PoisonEpisode 11
  • Larry Flynt: Fighting Dirty
    Larry Flynt: Fighting DirtyEpisode 12
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer
    F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American DreamerEpisode 13
  • Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy Terror
    Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy TerrorEpisode 14
  • The Gambinos: First Family of Crime
    The Gambinos: First Family of CrimeEpisode 15
  • Sam Giancana
    Sam GiancanaEpisode 16
  • Masters and Johnson: The Science of Sex
    Masters and Johnson: The Science of SexEpisode 17
  • Woodrow Wilson: Reluctant Warrior
    Woodrow Wilson: Reluctant WarriorEpisode 18
  • G. Gordon Liddy: Warrior With a Cause
    G. Gordon Liddy: Warrior With a CauseEpisode 19
  • Dow and Jones: Wizards of Wall Street
    Dow and Jones: Wizards of Wall StreetEpisode 20
  • Samuel Bronfman: Whiskey Man
    Samuel Bronfman: Whiskey ManEpisode 21
  • Sonja Henie: Fire on Ice
    Sonja Henie: Fire on IceEpisode 22
  • Joan Rivers: Can She Talk!
    Joan Rivers: Can She Talk!Episode 23
  • Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style
    Sophia Loren: Actress Italian StyleEpisode 24
  • Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
    Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet HeroEpisode 25
  • Sidney Poitier: The Defiant One
    Sidney Poitier: The Defiant OneEpisode 26
  • Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
    Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest LadyEpisode 27
  • Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen
    Elizabeth I: The Virgin QueenEpisode 28
  • Nancy Reagan: The President's Leading Lady
    Nancy Reagan: The President's Leading LadyEpisode 29
  • Peter Graves
    Peter GravesEpisode 30
  • Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Master
    Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance MasterEpisode 31
  • Shirley Temple: Hollywood's Little Princess
    Shirley Temple: Hollywood's Little PrincessEpisode 32
  • Shah of Iran
    Shah of IranEpisode 33
  • Pancho Villa: Outlaw Hero
    Pancho Villa: Outlaw HeroEpisode 34
  • Katharine Graham: Pillar of the Post
    Katharine Graham: Pillar of the PostEpisode 35
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineEpisode 36
  • Erwin Rommel: The Last Knight
    Erwin Rommel: The Last KnightEpisode 37
  • Hannibal: The General's General
    Hannibal: The General's GeneralEpisode 38
  • Richard Petty: King of the Road
    Richard Petty: King of the RoadEpisode 39
  • Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty Poison
    Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty PoisonEpisode 40
  • George Marshall: Soldier and Statesman
    George Marshall: Soldier and StatesmanEpisode 41
  • Al Gore: A Burning Ambition
    Al Gore: A Burning AmbitionEpisode 42
  • Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Speaking of Sex
    Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Speaking of SexEpisode 43
  • Louis Farrakhan: Minister of Rage
    Louis Farrakhan: Minister of RageEpisode 44
  • Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity
    Carl Sagan: A Cosmic CelebrityEpisode 45
  • Sylvester Stallone: The Rocky Road to the Top
    Sylvester Stallone: The Rocky Road to the TopEpisode 46
  • Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Golden Boy
    Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Golden BoyEpisode 47
  • Malcolm Forbes: High-Flying Millionaire
    Malcolm Forbes: High-Flying MillionaireEpisode 48
  • Doris Duke: The Lonely Heiress
    Doris Duke: The Lonely HeiressEpisode 49
  • Armand Hammer: A Life of Deception
    Armand Hammer: A Life of DeceptionEpisode 50
  • Oscar Levant: Brilliant Shadow
    Oscar Levant: Brilliant ShadowEpisode 51
  • Flash Gordon: Journey to Greatness
    Flash Gordon: Journey to GreatnessEpisode 52
  • Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Homespun Hero
    Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Homespun HeroEpisode 53
  • Alan Alda: More Than Mr. Nice Guy
    Alan Alda: More Than Mr. Nice GuyEpisode 54
  • Phil Silvers: Top Banana
    Phil Silvers: Top BananaEpisode 55
  • George Armstrong Custer: America's Golden Cavalier
    George Armstrong Custer: America's Golden CavalierEpisode 56
  • Dutch Schultz: Menace to Society
    Dutch Schultz: Menace to SocietyEpisode 57
  • Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy Terror
    Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy TerrorEpisode 58
  • Frank Serpico: Honor Bound
    Frank Serpico: Honor BoundEpisode 59
  • Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the Mob
    Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the MobEpisode 60
  • Ivan the Terrible: Might and Madness
    Ivan the Terrible: Might and MadnessEpisode 61
  • Diana: The People's Princess
    Diana: The People's PrincessEpisode 62
  • Queen Victoria: Royal Family Values
    Queen Victoria: Royal Family ValuesEpisode 63
  • Hail Caesar: Julius Caesar
    Hail Caesar: Julius CaesarEpisode 64
  • Hail Caesar: Augustus
    Hail Caesar: AugustusEpisode 65
  • Hail Caesar: Nero
    Hail Caesar: NeroEpisode 66
  • Hail Caesar: Hadrian
    Hail Caesar: HadrianEpisode 67
  • Hail Caesar: Constantine
    Hail Caesar: ConstantineEpisode 68
  • Hail Caesar: Justinian
    Hail Caesar: JustinianEpisode 69
  • James Earl Ray: The Man and the Mystery
    James Earl Ray: The Man and the MysteryEpisode 70
  • Kirk Douglas: A Lust for Life
    Kirk Douglas: A Lust for LifeEpisode 71
  • Mia Farrow: A Life of Drama
    Mia Farrow: A Life of DramaEpisode 72
  • Gloria Vanderbilt: An Heir of Style
    Gloria Vanderbilt: An Heir of StyleEpisode 73
  • Oliver North: Beyond the Call of Duty
    Oliver North: Beyond the Call of DutyEpisode 74
  • Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America
    Edward R. Murrow: Voice of AmericaEpisode 75
  • Hap Arnold: The Sky Warrior
    Hap Arnold: The Sky WarriorEpisode 76
  • Anastasia: Her True Story
    Anastasia: Her True StoryEpisode 77
  • R.H. Macy: Merchant Prince
    R.H. Macy: Merchant PrinceEpisode 78
  • Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius
    Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of GeniusEpisode 79
  • J.C. Penney: Main Street Millionaire
    J.C. Penney: Main Street MillionaireEpisode 80
  • Sam Walton: Bargain Billionaire
    Sam Walton: Bargain BillionaireEpisode 81
  • The Woolworths: Five-and-Dime Fortune and Failure
    The Woolworths: Five-and-Dime Fortune and FailureEpisode 82
  • The Marshall Fields: A Chicago Tradition
    The Marshall Fields: A Chicago TraditionEpisode 83
  • Neiman Marcus: Last of the Merchant Kings
    Neiman Marcus: Last of the Merchant KingsEpisode 84
  • Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Psychic
    Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping PsychicEpisode 85
  • Stanley and Livingstone
    Stanley and LivingstoneEpisode 86
  • Charles Kuralt: A Life on the Road
    Charles Kuralt: A Life on the RoadEpisode 87
  • Cinque: Freedom Fighter
    Cinque: Freedom FighterEpisode 88
  • Truman Capote
    Truman CapoteEpisode 89
  • Joan Collins: A Personal Dynasty
    Joan Collins: A Personal DynastyEpisode 90
  • Molly Brown: An American Original
    Molly Brown: An American OriginalEpisode 91
  • Jimmy Stewart: His Wonderful Life
    Jimmy Stewart: His Wonderful LifeEpisode 92
  • Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
    Dalai Lama: The Soul of TibetEpisode 93
  • Luciano Pavarotti: King of the High Cs
    Luciano Pavarotti: King of the High CsEpisode 94
  • Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace
    Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of PeaceEpisode 95
  • FDR, Part 1
    FDR, Part 1Episode 96
  • FDR, Part 2
    FDR, Part 2Episode 97
  • Joseph Kennedy: Father of an American Dynasty
    Joseph Kennedy: Father of an American DynastyEpisode 98
  • Thurgood Marshall: Justice for All
    Thurgood Marshall: Justice for AllEpisode 99
  • Dale Carnegie: Man of Influence
    Dale Carnegie: Man of InfluenceEpisode 100
  • Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace
    Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of PeaceEpisode 101
  • Joan of Arc: Virgin Warrior
    Joan of Arc: Virgin WarriorEpisode 102

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