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Biography (TV program)

Biography is an American documentary television series and media franchise created in the 1960s by David L. Wolper and owned by A&E Networks since 1987. Each episode depicts the life of a notable person with narration, on-camera interviews, photographs, and stock footage. The show originally ran in syndication in 1962–1964, and in 1979, on A&E from 1987…

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Genre
Documentary
Country of origin
United States
Created by
David L. Wolper
Network
Syndication · A&E (1987–2006) · The Biography Channel/Bio (2006–2012)
Original language
English
Presented by
Mike Wallace (1961–1963) · David Janssen (1979) · Peter Graves (1987–1999) · Jack Perkins (1994–1999) · Harry Smith (1999–2002)

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Biography.com

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Biography (TV program)

Nodes195
Edges194
Triples19
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010256
Components1

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Biography (TV program)

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Presented by · 6
Biography (TV program) → David Janssen (1979), Harry Smith (1999–2002), Jack Perkins (1994–1999), Mike Wallace (1961–1963), Neil Ross (2003–2006), Peter Graves (1987–1999)
Network · 3
Biography (TV program) → A&E (1987–2006), Syndication, The Biography Channel/Bio (2006–2012)
Release · 3
Biography (TV program) → 1979 (1979), April 6, 1987 (1987-04-06) – 2012 (2012), February 1962 (1962-02) – 1964 (1964)
Country of origin · 1
Biography (TV program) → United States
Created by · 1
Biography (TV program) → David L. Wolper
Genre · 1
Biography (TV program) → Documentary
Original language · 1
Biography (TV program) → English
Production companies · 1
Biography (TV program) → Wolper Productions (1961–1963, 1979) ABC News Productions
Running time · 1
Biography (TV program) → 30/60/120 minutes

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Biography (TV program)Country of originUnited States1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)Created byDavid L. Wolper1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)GenreDocumentary1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)NetworkSyndication1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)NetworkA&E (1987–2006)1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)NetworkThe Biography Channel/Bio (2006–2012)1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)Original languageEnglish1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)Presented byMike Wallace (1961–1963)1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)Presented byDavid Janssen (1979)1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)Presented byPeter Graves (1987–1999)1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)Presented byJack Perkins (1994–1999)1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)Presented byHarry Smith (1999–2002)1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)Presented byNeil Ross (2003–2006)1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)Production companiesWolper Productions (1961–1963, 1979) ABC News Productions1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)ReleaseFebruary 1962 (1962-02) – 1964 (1964)1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)Release1979 (1979)1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)ReleaseApril 6, 1987 (1987-04-06) – 2012 (2012)1.00infobox
Biography (TV program)Running time30/60/120 minutes1.00infobox

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