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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.
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102 Episodes
  • Eliot Ness: Untouchable
    E1
    Eliot Ness: UntouchableEpisode 1
  • Julia Child: An Appetite for Life
    E2
    Julia Child: An Appetite for LifeEpisode 2
  • Andrew Cunanan
    E3
    Andrew CunananEpisode 3
  • Timothy McVeigh: Soldier of Terror
    E4
    Timothy McVeigh: Soldier of TerrorEpisode 4
  • Seeing Double
    E5
    Seeing DoubleEpisode 5
  • Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
    E6
    Vincent Price: The Versatile VillainEpisode 6
  • Jane Russell: Body and Soul
    E7
    Jane Russell: Body and SoulEpisode 7
  • Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow
    E8
    Judy Garland: Beyond the RainbowEpisode 8
  • Rasputin: The Mad Monk
    E9
    Rasputin: The Mad MonkEpisode 9
  • Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning
    E10
    Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New BeginningEpisode 10
  • Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty Poison
    E11
    Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty PoisonEpisode 11
  • Larry Flynt: Fighting Dirty
    E12
    Larry Flynt: Fighting DirtyEpisode 12
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer
    E13
    F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American DreamerEpisode 13
  • Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy Terror
    E14
    Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy TerrorEpisode 14
  • The Gambinos: First Family of Crime
    E15
    The Gambinos: First Family of CrimeEpisode 15
  • Sam Giancana
    E16
    Sam GiancanaEpisode 16
  • Masters and Johnson: The Science of Sex
    E17
    Masters and Johnson: The Science of SexEpisode 17
  • Woodrow Wilson: Reluctant Warrior
    E18
    Woodrow Wilson: Reluctant WarriorEpisode 18
  • G. Gordon Liddy: Warrior With a Cause
    E19
    G. Gordon Liddy: Warrior With a CauseEpisode 19
  • Dow and Jones: Wizards of Wall Street
    E20
    Dow and Jones: Wizards of Wall StreetEpisode 20
  • Samuel Bronfman: Whiskey Man
    E21
    Samuel Bronfman: Whiskey ManEpisode 21
  • Sonja Henie: Fire on Ice
    E22
    Sonja Henie: Fire on IceEpisode 22
  • Joan Rivers: Can She Talk!
    E23
    Joan Rivers: Can She Talk!Episode 23
  • Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style
    E24
    Sophia Loren: Actress Italian StyleEpisode 24
  • Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
    E25
    Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet HeroEpisode 25
  • Sidney Poitier: The Defiant One
    E26
    Sidney Poitier: The Defiant OneEpisode 26
  • Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
    E27
    Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest LadyEpisode 27
  • Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen
    E28
    Elizabeth I: The Virgin QueenEpisode 28
  • Nancy Reagan: The President's Leading Lady
    E29
    Nancy Reagan: The President's Leading LadyEpisode 29
  • Peter Graves
    E30
    Peter GravesEpisode 30
  • Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Master
    E31
    Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance MasterEpisode 31
  • Shirley Temple: Hollywood's Little Princess
    E32
    Shirley Temple: Hollywood's Little PrincessEpisode 32
  • Shah of Iran
    E33
    Shah of IranEpisode 33
  • Pancho Villa: Outlaw Hero
    E34
    Pancho Villa: Outlaw HeroEpisode 34
  • Katharine Graham: Pillar of the Post
    E35
    Katharine Graham: Pillar of the PostEpisode 35
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
    E36
    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineEpisode 36
  • Erwin Rommel: The Last Knight
    E37
    Erwin Rommel: The Last KnightEpisode 37
  • Hannibal: The General's General
    E38
    Hannibal: The General's GeneralEpisode 38
  • Richard Petty: King of the Road
    E39
    Richard Petty: King of the RoadEpisode 39
  • Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty Poison
    E40
    Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty PoisonEpisode 40
  • George Marshall: Soldier and Statesman
    E41
    George Marshall: Soldier and StatesmanEpisode 41
  • Al Gore: A Burning Ambition
    E42
    Al Gore: A Burning AmbitionEpisode 42
  • Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Speaking of Sex
    E43
    Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Speaking of SexEpisode 43
  • Louis Farrakhan: Minister of Rage
    E44
    Louis Farrakhan: Minister of RageEpisode 44
  • Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity
    E45
    Carl Sagan: A Cosmic CelebrityEpisode 45
  • Sylvester Stallone: The Rocky Road to the Top
    E46
    Sylvester Stallone: The Rocky Road to the TopEpisode 46
  • Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Golden Boy
    E47
    Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Golden BoyEpisode 47
  • Malcolm Forbes: High-Flying Millionaire
    E48
    Malcolm Forbes: High-Flying MillionaireEpisode 48
  • Doris Duke: The Lonely Heiress
    E49
    Doris Duke: The Lonely HeiressEpisode 49
  • Armand Hammer: A Life of Deception
    E50
    Armand Hammer: A Life of DeceptionEpisode 50
  • Oscar Levant: Brilliant Shadow
    E51
    Oscar Levant: Brilliant ShadowEpisode 51
  • Flash Gordon: Journey to Greatness
    E52
    Flash Gordon: Journey to GreatnessEpisode 52
  • Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Homespun Hero
    E53
    Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Homespun HeroEpisode 53
  • Alan Alda: More Than Mr. Nice Guy
    E54
    Alan Alda: More Than Mr. Nice GuyEpisode 54
  • Phil Silvers: Top Banana
    E55
    Phil Silvers: Top BananaEpisode 55
  • George Armstrong Custer: America's Golden Cavalier
    E56
    George Armstrong Custer: America's Golden CavalierEpisode 56
  • Dutch Schultz: Menace to Society
    E57
    Dutch Schultz: Menace to SocietyEpisode 57
  • Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy Terror
    E58
    Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy TerrorEpisode 58
  • Frank Serpico: Honor Bound
    E59
    Frank Serpico: Honor BoundEpisode 59
  • Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the Mob
    E60
    Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the MobEpisode 60
  • Ivan the Terrible: Might and Madness
    E61
    Ivan the Terrible: Might and MadnessEpisode 61
  • Diana: The People's Princess
    E62
    Diana: The People's PrincessEpisode 62
  • Queen Victoria: Royal Family Values
    E63
    Queen Victoria: Royal Family ValuesEpisode 63
  • Hail Caesar: Julius Caesar
    E64
    Hail Caesar: Julius CaesarEpisode 64
  • Hail Caesar: Augustus
    E65
    Hail Caesar: AugustusEpisode 65
  • Hail Caesar: Nero
    E66
    Hail Caesar: NeroEpisode 66
  • Hail Caesar: Hadrian
    E67
    Hail Caesar: HadrianEpisode 67
  • Hail Caesar: Constantine
    E68
    Hail Caesar: ConstantineEpisode 68
  • Hail Caesar: Justinian
    E69
    Hail Caesar: JustinianEpisode 69
  • James Earl Ray: The Man and the Mystery
    E70
    James Earl Ray: The Man and the MysteryEpisode 70
  • Kirk Douglas: A Lust for Life
    E71
    Kirk Douglas: A Lust for LifeEpisode 71
  • Mia Farrow: A Life of Drama
    E72
    Mia Farrow: A Life of DramaEpisode 72
  • Gloria Vanderbilt: An Heir of Style
    E73
    Gloria Vanderbilt: An Heir of StyleEpisode 73
  • Oliver North: Beyond the Call of Duty
    E74
    Oliver North: Beyond the Call of DutyEpisode 74
  • Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America
    E75
    Edward R. Murrow: Voice of AmericaEpisode 75
  • Hap Arnold: The Sky Warrior
    E76
    Hap Arnold: The Sky WarriorEpisode 76
  • Anastasia: Her True Story
    E77
    Anastasia: Her True StoryEpisode 77
  • R.H. Macy: Merchant Prince
    E78
    R.H. Macy: Merchant PrinceEpisode 78
  • Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius
    E79
    Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of GeniusEpisode 79
  • J.C. Penney: Main Street Millionaire
    E80
    J.C. Penney: Main Street MillionaireEpisode 80
  • Sam Walton: Bargain Billionaire
    E81
    Sam Walton: Bargain BillionaireEpisode 81
  • The Woolworths: Five-and-Dime Fortune and Failure
    E82
    The Woolworths: Five-and-Dime Fortune and FailureEpisode 82
  • The Marshall Fields: A Chicago Tradition
    E83
    The Marshall Fields: A Chicago TraditionEpisode 83
  • Neiman Marcus: Last of the Merchant Kings
    E84
    Neiman Marcus: Last of the Merchant KingsEpisode 84
  • Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Psychic
    E85
    Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping PsychicEpisode 85
  • Stanley and Livingstone
    E86
    Stanley and LivingstoneEpisode 86
  • Charles Kuralt: A Life on the Road
    E87
    Charles Kuralt: A Life on the RoadEpisode 87
  • Cinque: Freedom Fighter
    E88
    Cinque: Freedom FighterEpisode 88
  • Truman Capote
    E89
    Truman CapoteEpisode 89
  • Joan Collins: A Personal Dynasty
    E90
    Joan Collins: A Personal DynastyEpisode 90
  • Molly Brown: An American Original
    E91
    Molly Brown: An American OriginalEpisode 91
  • Jimmy Stewart: His Wonderful Life
    E92
    Jimmy Stewart: His Wonderful LifeEpisode 92
  • Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
    E93
    Dalai Lama: The Soul of TibetEpisode 93
  • Luciano Pavarotti: King of the High Cs
    E94
    Luciano Pavarotti: King of the High CsEpisode 94
  • Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace
    E95
    Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of PeaceEpisode 95
  • FDR, Part 1
    E96
    FDR, Part 1Episode 96
  • FDR, Part 2
    E97
    FDR, Part 2Episode 97
  • Joseph Kennedy: Father of an American Dynasty
    E98
    Joseph Kennedy: Father of an American DynastyEpisode 98
  • Thurgood Marshall: Justice for All
    E99
    Thurgood Marshall: Justice for AllEpisode 99
  • Dale Carnegie: Man of Influence
    E100
    Dale Carnegie: Man of InfluenceEpisode 100
  • Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace
    E101
    Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of PeaceEpisode 101
  • Joan of Arc: Virgin Warrior
    E102
    Joan of Arc: Virgin WarriorEpisode 102

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