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Season 1996

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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.
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107 Episodes
  • Carol Burnett: Just to Have a Laugh
    E1
    Carol Burnett: Just to Have a LaughEpisode 1
  • Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within
    E2
    Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster WithinEpisode 2
  • Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity
    E3
    Carl Sagan: A Cosmic CelebrityEpisode 3
  • Sir Isaac Newton - The Gravity of Genius
    E4
    Sir Isaac Newton - The Gravity of GeniusEpisode 4
  • Richard Pryor: Comic On The Edge
    E5
    Richard Pryor: Comic On The EdgeEpisode 5
  • Gary Gilmore: A Fight to Die
    E6
    Gary Gilmore: A Fight to DieEpisode 6
  • The Boston Strangler
    E7
    The Boston StranglerEpisode 7
  • Alexander Graham Bell: Voice Of Invention
    E8
    Alexander Graham Bell: Voice Of InventionEpisode 8
  • Stonewall Jackson
    E9
    Stonewall JacksonEpisode 9
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower: Supreme Commander in Chief
    E10
    Dwight D. Eisenhower: Supreme Commander in ChiefEpisode 10
  • Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific
    E11
    Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the PacificEpisode 11
  • Mark Twain: His Amazing Adventures
    E12
    Mark Twain: His Amazing AdventuresEpisode 12
  • Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence
    E13
    Adam & Eve: Lost InnocenceEpisode 13
  • Samson and Delilah: Love and Betrayal
    E14
    Samson and Delilah: Love and BetrayalEpisode 14
  • Mary of Nazareth: A Mother's Life
    E15
    Mary of Nazareth: A Mother's LifeEpisode 15
  • Amelia Earhart
    E16
    Amelia EarhartEpisode 16
  • Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
    E17
    Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the UnionEpisode 17
  • John F. Kennedy: A Personal Story
    E18
    John F. Kennedy: A Personal StoryEpisode 18
  • Theodore Roosevelt: Roughrider to Rushmore
    E19
    Theodore Roosevelt: Roughrider to RushmoreEpisode 19
  • Richard Nixon: The Man and the President
    E20
    Richard Nixon: The Man and the PresidentEpisode 20
  • Lucky Luciano
    E21
    Lucky LucianoEpisode 21
  • Gypsy Rose Lee: Naked Ambition
    E22
    Gypsy Rose Lee: Naked AmbitionEpisode 22
  • The Beatles Story
    E23
    The Beatles StoryEpisode 23
  • Saddam Hussein
    E24
    Saddam HusseinEpisode 24
  • H. Norman Schwarzkopf: A Soldier's Story
    E25
    H. Norman Schwarzkopf: A Soldier's StoryEpisode 25
  • Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story
    E26
    Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's StoryEpisode 26
  • Rush Limbaugh: Always Right
    E27
    Rush Limbaugh: Always RightEpisode 27
  • James Brown: The Godfather of Soul
    E28
    James Brown: The Godfather of SoulEpisode 28
  • Annette Funicello
    E29
    Annette FunicelloEpisode 29
  • Samson and Delilah: Love and Betrayal
    E30
    Samson and Delilah: Love and BetrayalEpisode 30
  • Rudolph Valentino: The Great Lover
    E31
    Rudolph Valentino: The Great LoverEpisode 31
  • Ronald Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
    E32
    Ronald Reagan: The Role of a LifetimeEpisode 32
  • George Bush
    E33
    George BushEpisode 33
  • The Great Ziegfeld
    E34
    The Great ZiegfeldEpisode 34
  • Mussolini: Italy's Nightmare
    E35
    Mussolini: Italy's NightmareEpisode 35
  • Joseph Stalin: Red Terror
    E36
    Joseph Stalin: Red TerrorEpisode 36
  • John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream
    E37
    John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a DreamEpisode 37
  • Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
    E38
    Burt Lancaster: Daring to ReachEpisode 38
  • St. Patrick: The Man, the Myth
    E39
    St. Patrick: The Man, the MythEpisode 39
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger: Flex Appeal
    E40
    Arnold Schwarzenegger: Flex AppealEpisode 40
  • Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood's Girl Next Door
    E41
    Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood's Girl Next DoorEpisode 41
  • Jim Carrey: The Joker's Wild
    E42
    Jim Carrey: The Joker's WildEpisode 42
  • Bruce Lee: The Curse of the Dragon
    E43
    Bruce Lee: The Curse of the DragonEpisode 43
  • Gene Kelly
    E44
    Gene KellyEpisode 44
  • Moses and the Ten Commandments
    E45
    Moses and the Ten CommandmentsEpisode 45
  • Meyer Lansky: Mob Tycoon
    E46
    Meyer Lansky: Mob TycoonEpisode 46
  • Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud
    E47
    Hatfields & McCoys: An American FeudEpisode 47
  • Muhammad Ali
    E48
    Muhammad AliEpisode 48
  • Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World
    E49
    Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the WorldEpisode 49
  • The du Ponts: America's Wealthiest Family
    E50
    The du Ponts: America's Wealthiest FamilyEpisode 50
  • George Burns: One Hundred Years of Laughter
    E51
    George Burns: One Hundred Years of LaughterEpisode 51
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Biography
    E52
    Abbott and Costello Meet BiographyEpisode 52
  • Mata Hari: Unveiling the Myth
    E53
    Mata Hari: Unveiling the MythEpisode 53
  • Captain Bligh: Mutiny on the Bounty
    E54
    Captain Bligh: Mutiny on the BountyEpisode 54
  • John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas
    E55
    John Paul Jones: Captain of the High SeasEpisode 55
  • Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
    E56
    Hugh Hefner: American PlayboyEpisode 56
  • Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
    E57
    Jean Harlow: Platinum BombshellEpisode 57
  • Faberge: Imperial Jeweler
    E58
    Faberge: Imperial JewelerEpisode 58
  • The Phantom
    E59
    The PhantomEpisode 59
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    E60
    The Hunchback of Notre DameEpisode 60
  • Henry VIII: Scandals of a King
    E61
    Henry VIII: Scandals of a KingEpisode 61
  • Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen
    E62
    Marie Antoinette: The Tragic QueenEpisode 62
  • Richard the Lionheart
    E63
    Richard the LionheartEpisode 63
  • Elizabeth II: The Making of a Queen
    E64
    Elizabeth II: The Making of a QueenEpisode 64
  • Zorro: Mark of the Z
    E65
    Zorro: Mark of the ZEpisode 65
  • Audie Murphy: Great American Hero
    E66
    Audie Murphy: Great American HeroEpisode 66
  • Edward VIII: The Traitor King
    E67
    Edward VIII: The Traitor KingEpisode 67
  • William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
    E68
    William Shakespeare: A Life of DramaEpisode 68
  • Betty Boop: Queen of Cartoons
    E69
    Betty Boop: Queen of CartoonsEpisode 69
  • Solomon and Sheba: An Epic Love Story
    E70
    Solomon and Sheba: An Epic Love StoryEpisode 70
  • J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street
    E71
    J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall StreetEpisode 71
  • The Astors: High Society
    E72
    The Astors: High SocietyEpisode 72
  • David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle
    E73
    David and Goliath: A Biblical BattleEpisode 73
  • Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air
    E74
    Amelia Earhart: Queen of the AirEpisode 74
  • Tyrone Power: The Last Idol
    E75
    Tyrone Power: The Last IdolEpisode 75
  • Edward G. Robinson: Little Big Man
    E76
    Edward G. Robinson: Little Big ManEpisode 76
  • Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
    E77
    Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own TermsEpisode 77
  • Michael Douglas: Son of Spartacus
    E78
    Michael Douglas: Son of SpartacusEpisode 78
  • Robert E. Lee
    E79
    Robert E. LeeEpisode 79
  • Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific
    E80
    Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the PacificEpisode 80
  • Alice Faye: The Star Next Door
    E81
    Alice Faye: The Star Next DoorEpisode 81
  • Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
    E82
    Peter Lorre: The Master of MenaceEpisode 82
  • John F. Kennedy: A Personal Story
    E83
    John F. Kennedy: A Personal StoryEpisode 83
  • Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
    E84
    Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the UnionEpisode 84
  • Mark Twain: His Amazing Adventures
    E85
    Mark Twain: His Amazing AdventuresEpisode 85
  • Frederick Douglass
    E86
    Frederick DouglassEpisode 86
  • Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs
    E87
    Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice BurroughsEpisode 87
  • Fidel Castro: El Comandante
    E88
    Fidel Castro: El ComandanteEpisode 88
  • Leonard Nimoy: Spock and Beyond
    E89
    Leonard Nimoy: Spock and BeyondEpisode 89
  • Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
    E90
    Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little StarEpisode 90
  • Kathie Lee Gifford: Having It All
    E91
    Kathie Lee Gifford: Having It AllEpisode 91
  • Mary of Nazareth: A Mother's Life
    E92
    Mary of Nazareth: A Mother's LifeEpisode 92
  • Evita Peròn: The Woman Behind the Myth
    E93
    Evita Peròn: The Woman Behind the MythEpisode 93
  • Arthur Godfrey: Broadcasting's Forgotten Giant
    E94
    Arthur Godfrey: Broadcasting's Forgotten GiantEpisode 94
  • Carmen Miranda: The South American Way
    E95
    Carmen Miranda: The South American WayEpisode 95
  • Howard Stern: Radio Rebel
    E96
    Howard Stern: Radio RebelEpisode 96
  • The Earp Brothers: Lawmen of the West
    E97
    The Earp Brothers: Lawmen of the WestEpisode 97
  • Christa McAuliffe: Teacher in Space
    E98
    Christa McAuliffe: Teacher in SpaceEpisode 98
  • Buffalo Bill: Showman of the West
    E99
    Buffalo Bill: Showman of the WestEpisode 99
  • Benito Mussolini: Italy\'s Nightmare
    E100
    Benito Mussolini: Italy\'s NightmareEpisode 100
  • Thomas Edison: Father of Invention
    E101
    Thomas Edison: Father of InventionEpisode 101
  • Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
    E102
    Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet BiographyEpisode 102
  • Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
    E103
    Jerry Lewis: The Last American ClownEpisode 103
  • The Menendez Brothers: Sins of the Children
    E104
    The Menendez Brothers: Sins of the ChildrenEpisode 104
  • General Omar Bradley
    E105
    General Omar BradleyEpisode 105
  • Heidi Fleiss Hollywood Madam
    E106
    Heidi Fleiss Hollywood MadamEpisode 106
  • Geronimo The Last Renegade
    E107
    Geronimo The Last RenegadeEpisode 107

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