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A&E Biography - William Shakespeare: Life of Drama (1996)
:Description:He is the world's most influential and admired writer, a man whose imaginative genius still moves us, nearly four centuries after his death.William Shakespeare's tumultuous life produced an unmatched legacy of drama and poetry. But the Bard's own story remains, for the most part, a mystery. Piece together the clues of Shakespeare's identity, from his comfortable youth in Stratford-on-Avon and his marriage to an older woman at 18 to the night of carousing that led to his death at age 52. Film excerpts, dramatic readings ...
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Fire On The Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story
: :'Pre' embodied the spirit of athletic excellence. He had a belief in self and sport that transcended all but the outer reaches of human speed and endurance. As a freshman, he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, which hailed him as 'America's Distance Prodigy'. By the time he died in a tragic auto accident at the age of 24, Pre held all 7 American records between 2,000 and 10,000 meters. Off the track, he fought relentlessly for the rights of amateur athletes to ...
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Biography: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe
:Description:He is the uncontested master of the macabre, a genius whose melancholy nature made his own life as tragic as one of his strange tales. Edgar Allan Poe's haunting poems and chilling stories established him as one of the most important men of American letters. But behind his popularity and artistic success was a personal life defined by broken hopes and failure. This extraordinary program tells Poe's complete story, from the death of his parents when he was three, to his tragic collapse on the ...
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Biography - Malcolm X: A Search For Identity
:Description:His was the angry voice of a people kept silent for centuries. But at the height of his power, his outspoken independence led to his assassination. Malcolm X was one of this century's most charismatic leaders, a man so complex and influential that his :All these decades after his assassination at the age of 39, Malcolm X remains one of the most controversial figures in modern American history, and this segment from the A&E Biography series amply demonstrates how he came to be the subject of ...
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Biography - Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France
:Description:He felt he was an outsider in his own nation yet he took it to its greatest period of influence in history. But his ego and thirst for ever more power led to one of the most storied downfalls ever. Napoleon Bonaparte stands in the company of men like Alexander as one of the greatest military commanders to ever live. As a ruler he brought France to unprecedented heights of glory only to see it unravel as a result of his arrogance. Few men have ...
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Biography - Paul Newman
:Description:He is the archetype of the leading man. Off-screen, he has embraced challenge and worked hard to leave the world a better place. Paul Newman is justly famed for his good looks and piercing blue eyes, but he has never been just a pretty face. This sweeping BIOGRAPHY; follows the dynamic star in front of the camera, onto the racetrack and in his role as the head of one of the largest charitable organizations in the nation. See rare screen tests, behind-the-scenes footage and clips ...
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A&E Biography - Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Master
:Description:He is widely regarded as the greatest artist who ever lived. Yet this remarkable genius was equally skilled as an architect, engineer and scientist. Leonardo da Vinciís masterpieces are among the most famous and treasured works ever created. His revolutionary techniques transformed art, but he never achieved the fame enjoyed by his younger rival Michelangelo. This definitive program traces Leonardoís life from his Tuscan boyhood to his death, in relative obscurity, in France. Extensive use of da Vinciís journals, notes and sketches provide valuable insight ...
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Biography - Dwight D. Eisenhower: Commander In Chief
:Description:His leadership helped turn the tide of World War II. He rode his military success all the way to the White House. Dwight D. Eisenhower's life was a never-ending success story. He graduated from West Point and rose rapidly through the Army ranks. His effective tactics and skillful diplomacy as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II paved the way to the presidency, where he enjoyed two productive terms and vast approval. In this compelling profile, friends, family and colleagues shed light on ...
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Biography - Beethoven: The Sound And The Fury
:Description:His leadership helped turn the tide of World War II. He rode his military success all the way to the White House. Dwight D. Eisenhower's life was a never-ending success story. He graduated from West Point and rose rapidly through the Army ranks. His effective tactics and skillful diplomacy as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II paved the way to the presidency, where he enjoyed two productive terms and vast approval. In this compelling profile, friends, family and colleagues shed light on ...
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Strokes of Genius: Franz Kline
:Description:Hosted by Dustin Hoffman, the film portrays Franz Kline, best known for his vigorous, large-scale black and white abstractions. Kline (1910-1962) is one of the preeminent painters of our century. Rare personal interviews with Kline’s contemporaries explore the iconoclastic spirit of the artist. Beginning in his childhood in Pennsylvania’s coal towns to his bohemian lifestyle in the Greenwich Village of the 1930’s and 40’s, Franz Kline Remembered documents the struggles, innovations, and triumphs of one of the New York School’s most daring artists.This film is ...
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