Biography: Season 9

  • Release year: 1997

Original Release

01/22/1997

US Release

01/22/1997

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)
# Title Air Date
1 Eliot Ness: Untouchable Wednesday, 22 January 1997
2 Julia Child: An Appetite for Life Tuesday, 14 October 1997
3 Andrew Cunanan Wednesday, 17 September 1997
4 Timothy McVeigh: Soldier of Terror Tuesday, 08 July 1997
5 Hayley Mills: Seeing Double Tuesday, 22 June 1999
7 Jane Russell: Body and Soul Monday, 20 October 1997
8 Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow Sunday, 23 March 1997
9 Rasputin: The Mad Monk Monday, 10 March 1997
10 Noah
11 Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty Poison Monday, 02 June 1997
12 Larry Flynt: Fighting Dirty Wednesday, 15 January 1997
13 F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer Monday, 14 April 1997
14 Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy Terror Thursday, 11 September 1997
15 The Gambinos: The First Family of Crime Sunday, 05 January 1997
16 Woodrow Wilson: Reluctant Warrior Monday, 20 January 1997
17 Masters & Johnson: The Science of Sex Thursday, 16 January 1997
19 G. Gordon Liddy: Warrior with a Cause Thursday, 13 February 1997
20 Dow and Jones: Wizards of Wall Street Wednesday, 05 March 1997
22 Sonja Henie: Fire on Ice Tuesday, 11 March 1997
24 Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style Monday, 17 March 1997
25 Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero Tuesday, 18 March 1997
27 Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady Friday, 21 March 1997
28 Elizabeth I: Virgin Queen Thursday, 27 March 1997
29 Nancy Reagan: President's Leading Lady Monday, 31 March 1997
30 Peter Graves: Mission Accomplished Friday, 04 April 1997
31 Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Master Tuesday, 08 April 1997
32 Shirley Temple: Hollywood's Little Princess Friday, 18 April 1997
34 Pancho Villa: Outlaw Hero Monday, 05 May 1997
35 Katharine Graham: Pillar of the Post Wednesday, 07 May 1997
36 Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line Monday, 12 May 1997
37 Rommel: The Last Knight Wednesday, 01 January 1997
41 George Marshall: Soldier and Statesman Monday, 16 June 1997
42 Al Gore: A Burning Ambition Wednesday, 25 June 1997
43 Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Speaking of Sex Monday, 30 June 1997
45 Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity Friday, 11 July 1997
46 Sylvester Stallone Wednesday, 02 March 2005
47 Tom Hanks: The Luckiest Man in the World
48 Malcolm Forbes: High Flying Millionaire Monday, 11 August 1997
51 Oscar Levant: The Brilliant Shadow Monday, 25 August 1997
52 Flash Gordon: Journey to Greatness Thursday, 28 August 1997
53 Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Homespun Hero Monday, 01 September 1997
55 Phil Silvers: Top Banana Wednesday, 03 September 1997
56 George Armstrong Custer: America's Golden Cavalier Sunday, 07 September 1997
57 Dutch Schultz: Menace to Society Monday, 08 September 1997
59 Frank Serpico: Honor Bound Monday, 22 September 1997
60 Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the Mob Wednesday, 24 September 1997
61 Ivan the Terrible: Might and Madness Monday, 29 September 1997
62 Diana: The True Story Sunday, 12 April 1998
65 Augustus: First of the Emperors Monday, 06 October 1997
66 Nero: The Power and the Madness Thursday, 05 March 1998
67 Hadrian: Emperor of the Golden Age Wednesday, 08 October 1997
68 Constantine: The Christian Emperor Thursday, 09 October 1997
69 Justinian: The Last of the Romans Friday, 10 October 1997
70 James Earl Ray: The Man and the Mystery Thursday, 16 October 1997
72 Mia Farrow: A Life of Drama Friday, 17 October 1997
73 Gloria Vanderbilt: An Heir of Style Monday, 27 October 1997
75 Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America Wednesday, 12 November 1997
76 Hap Arnold: The Sky Warrior Wednesday, 12 November 1997
77 Anastasia: Her True Story Monday, 24 November 1997
78 R.H. Macy: Merchant Prince Thursday, 27 November 1997
79 Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius Friday, 28 November 1997
80 J.C. Penney: Main Street Millionaire Monday, 01 December 1997
81 Sam Walton: Bargain Billionaire Tuesday, 02 December 1997
82 The Woolworths: Five and Dime Fortune and Failure Wednesday, 03 December 1997
83 The Marshall Fields: Chicago Tradition Thursday, 04 December 1997
84 Neiman Marcus: The Last of the Merchant Kings Friday, 05 December 1997
85 Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Psychic Tuesday, 09 December 1997
86 Stanley & Livingstone Tuesday, 09 December 1997
87 Charles Kuralt: A Life on the Road Wednesday, 10 December 1997
88 Cinque: Freedom Fighter Tuesday, 16 December 1997
89 Truman Capote: The Tiny Terror Wednesday, 17 December 1997
90 Joan Collins: A Personal Dynasty Thursday, 18 December 1997
91 Molly Brown: An American Legend Friday, 19 December 1997
92 Jimmy Stewart: His Wonderful Life Monday, 22 December 1997
93 Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet Friday, 26 December 1997
98 Joseph Kennedy Sr.: Father of an American Dynasty
99 Thurgood Marshall: Justice for All Wednesday, 01 January 1997

Directors

Lee Schneider, Jeff Scheftel, Yann Debonne, Michael Husain, Bill Harris, Steven C. Smith, Peter Jones, Torrie Rosenzweig, Andy Stevenson, Don Horan, Andrew Thomas, Gene Feldman, Molly Thompson, Kevin Knoblock, Phil Grabsky

Writers

Phil Grabsky, Steve Hunter, Andrew Thomas, Jeff Scheftel, Dierdre O'Hearn, Yann Debonne, John Fricke, Molly Thompson, Andrea Buchanan, Malcolm S. Forbes, Daria Valensise, Michael Husain, Lydia O'Neil, Gidion Phillips, Ken Warun, Tim Wilcox, Cassius Dio, Flavius Josephus, Douglas Green, Suetonius, Peter Jones, Stephen J. Abramson, Chip Miller, Lucio Anneo Seneca, Jerry Decker, Gene Feldman, Suzette Winter

Cast

Producers

Editors

Cecily Rhett, Andrea Stewart, Warren Lustig, Scott B. Morgan, Abby Schwarzwalder, Sean Hunter, Peter Roemmele, Scott Reynolds, David Maguire, Matthew Ranson, Lillian Benson, Robert DeMaio, Tori Rodman, Chris Joyce, Paula S. Vannucci, Rich Hyatt, Luke Menges

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