Biography
Biography is just a documentary television series. This had been a half-hour filmed series produced from David Wolper in 1961 to 1964 for CBS and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network after re-ran it has produced fresh episodes. The variant featured entertainment figures such as John Barrymore or even Will Rogers, or figures such as Mark Twain and Helen Keller. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such individuals as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, along with fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, along with Santa Claus. This app finished up devoting enough amounts which to an whole network, The Biography Channel, it spun off in 1999.
Most of the episodes featured the entire life stories of present societal or political leaders or historical characters. People such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, Enrico Caruso, and Eva Peron were profiled. After a few years, however, the show began episodes including Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Britney Spears and Marilyn Manson. This move away from subject matter was criticized by some.