Biography

Season 1999

TV-PG
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.

Where to Watch Season 1999

48 Episodes

  • Drew Barrymore: Beating the Odds
    E1
    Drew Barrymore: Beating the Odds
  • Fred Gywnne: More than a Munster
    E2
    Fred Gywnne: More than a MunsterHarry Smith narrates this account of the life and multifaceted career of Frederick Hubbard Gwynne.
  • Elizabeth Montgomery: A Touch of Magic
    E3
    Elizabeth Montgomery: A Touch of MagicElizabeth Montgomery was born into show business. Her parents were screen actor Robert Montgomery and Broadway actress Elizabeth Bryan Allen. Elizabeth graduated from the Spence School in New York City and attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. After three years intensive training, she made her TV debut at the age of 19 in her father's 1950s playhouse series 'Robert Montgomery Presents'. She also tried her hand at Broadway, and 'Late Love' was her debut. She married at the age of 21, to TV director Frederic Cammann, but the marriage did not last. Her big screen break came with 'The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell' in 1955. In 1960, Elizabeth portrayed Rusty Heller, in an episode of 'The Untouchables', and was nominated for her first Emmy. In 1956, she met her second husband, actor Gig Young, fourteen years her senior and an abusive alcoholic. They were divorced in time for her to marry producer William Asher in 1963. Their union produced three children. Her most famous role was Samantha Stephens, the nose twitching sorceress married to a mortal. 'Bewitched' lasted eight seasons on ABC, and garnered the cast and crew many Emmy nominations and awards, five alone for Elizabeth. After 'Bewitched', Liz went on to make a number of TV movies. She portrayed Lizzie Borden in 'The Legend of Lizzie Borden', for which she received another Emmy nomination. Elizabeth Montgomery was not only a versatile television actress but also an AIDS and Gay Rights activist. She had very liberal political views and narrated a series of documentaries in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including 'Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair' (1988) and the Academy Award winning 'The Panama Deception' (1992). She died of cancer in May 1995. She passed away just eight weeks after her cancer diagnosis. Peter Graves (Host) Rebecca Asher William Asher Dominick Dunne Robert Foxworth Sandra Gould Elizabeth Montgomery Liz Sheridan
  • John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in Disguise
    E4
    John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in DisguiseJohn Wayne Gacy is on record as the worst serial killer in United States history, with 33 victims.
  • Richard Speck: Natural Born Killer
    E5
    Richard Speck: Natural Born KillerIn 1966, Richard Speck committed one of the most horrifying mass murders in American history when he brutalized and killed eight student nurses living on Chicago's South Side.
  • Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is
    E6
    Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is
  • Andre the Giant
    E7
    Andre the GiantDocumentary, 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.
  • Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant
    E8
    Ceausescu: The Unrepentant TyrantThe 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.
  • Nicolas Cage
    E9
    Nicolas Cage
  • Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
    E10
    Gene Tierney: A Shattered PortraitA&E Biography about life and times of the beautiful actress of the 40's and feature interview of her ex-husband, her second daughter and her co-star.
  • The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence
    E12
    The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence
  • Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
    E13
    Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen AngelRecalling the life and film career of Linda Darnell (1921-65), whose talent and beauty gained her fame in films during the 1940s, but whose personal life was marred by alcoholism. Included are comments from daughter Lola.
  • Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
    E14
    Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
  • Marquis de Sade: The Depraved Aristocrat
    E15
    Marquis de Sade: The Depraved AristocratA profile of the Marquis de Sade, the 18th-century French writer whose affinity for perverse sexual activity resulted in his incarceration.
  • Queen Noor: Between Two Realms
    E16
    Queen Noor: Between Two Realms
  • Pat Nixon: Behind The Smile
    E17
    Pat Nixon: Behind The Smile
  • The Osmonds: Pure and Simple
    E18
    The Osmonds: Pure and Simple
  • Tanya Tucker
    E19
    Tanya Tucker
  • Susan Hayward
    E20
    Susan Hayward
  • The Carpenters
    E21
    The Carpenters
  • Peter O\'Toole
    E22
    Peter O\'Toole
  • Wayne Newton
    E23
    Wayne Newton
  • Dinah Shore: Sealed With A Kiss
    E24
    Dinah Shore: Sealed With A Kiss
  • Dorothy Dandridge
    E25
    Dorothy Dandridge
  • Ida Lupino: Through the Lens
    E26
    Ida Lupino: Through the Lens
  • Jerry Springer: In the Center Ring
    E27
    Jerry Springer: In the Center Ring
  • John Steinbeck: An American Writer
    E28
    John Steinbeck: An American Writer
  • Wayne Newton: King of Las Vegas
    E29
    Wayne Newton: King of Las Vegas
  • Merv Griffin: Master of the Game
    E30
    Merv Griffin: Master of the Game
  • Bob Fosse
    E31
    Bob Fosse
  • William Holden: An Untamed Spirit
    E32
    William Holden: An Untamed SpiritPeter 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.
  • Angie Dickinson: Tinseltown's Classiest Broad
    E33
    Angie Dickinson: Tinseltown's Classiest Broad
  • Andy Kaufman's Really Big Show
    E34
    Andy Kaufman's Really Big ShowA profile of comic Andy Kaufman (1949-84) recalls his offbeat brand of humor and eccentric behavior, which caused controversy on the sets of “Taxi” and “Fridays”; his obsession with professional wrestling; and his fight against lung cancer. Included: comments from Jim Carrey, Cindy Williams and Jeff Conaway.
  • Heinz: The Ketchup Kings
    E35
    Heinz: The Ketchup KingsProfile of three generations of the family that built an international business giant, and became well-known philanthropists, giving generously to their city and country.
  • Jimmy Doolittle: King of the Sky
    E36
    Jimmy Doolittle: King of the SkyThe dazzling career of the aviation pioneer who led WWII's most hair-raising air raids, and whose perilous experiments with blind flying helped usher in the era of commercial aviation. Experts and members of his family shed light on his daring exploits, which included the first American raid on Tokyo during the war.
  • Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story
    E37
    Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella StoryActress Lesley Ann Warren
  • Tony Robbins The Secret of His Success
    E38
    Tony Robbins The Secret of His Success
  • Kris Kristofferson
    E39
    Kris Kristofferson
  • Tammy Wynette
    E40
    Tammy Wynette
  • The Judds: Country's Dynamic Duo
    E41
    The Judds: Country's Dynamic Duo
  • Slobodan Milosevic Servia
    E42
    Slobodan Milosevic Servia
  • Stone Cold Steve Austin
    E43
    Stone Cold Steve Austin
  • Alfred Hitchcock
    E44
    Alfred Hitchcock
  • The Rat Pack: Part 1
    E45
    The Rat Pack: Part 1
  • The Rat Pack: Part 2
    E46
    The Rat Pack: Part 2
  • Susan Sarandon: Rebel with a Cause
    E47
    Susan Sarandon: Rebel with a CauseFrom the virginal Janet in The Rocky Horror Picture Show to a gun-toting outlaw in Thelma & Louise, she has managed to mix sensuality, social activism and a Hollywood husband...
  • Farrah Fawcett
    E48
    Farrah FawcettPartrait of Farrah Fawcett.
  • John F. Kennedy, Jr.: The Death of an American Prince
    E49
    John F. Kennedy, Jr.: The Death of an American Prince

 

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