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Series
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Clint Eastwood is one of the biggest stars of his generation, a cinematic icon who has created some of the most memorable characters in Hollywood history. But he is also a director, producer, musician, inn keeper, clothing manufacturer, golfer, and former mayor. From his California childhood through his service in the Korean War and on to stardom, Biography explores Eastwood's multi-faceted life in this feature-length profile. Friends, family members...
Series
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
The life of the rope twirling humorist Will Rogers is traced from his Oklahoma roots to his death in an Alaska plane crash. With film culled from newsreel sequences, his appearances in motion pictures, and his family's home movies, a warm human portrait emerges of the cowboy philosopher.
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A review of Bob Hope's eight-decade career in vaudeville, stand-up comedy, movies and television, as well as his support for U.S. armed forces abroad. Includes newsreel footage, family photographs, clips of Hope's greatest performances, comments by friends and colleagues and commentary by Hope himself.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Born to a life of obscurity and dark despair, his genius made him one of the most successful and beloved figures of his time. Internationally famous just months after his first novel was serialized, Charles Dickens was among the world's first literary stars. But success and acclaim could not banish the ghosts of his childhood or keep him from the deep loneliness that haunted him until his death.
6) James Dean
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the life and death of James Dean through interviews with many of his co-stars, friends and other insiders.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Actor Robert Powell, star of the TV miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth," is on a journey across the Holy Land to discover the real story of the role he played decades ago. Guided by the Gospels and the latest archaeological and historical research, Powell will travel to Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt. With the help of scholars and theologians, he will examine Jesus's lost adolescent years, the start and growth of his ministry, and his death and believed...
Series
Language
English
Description
Few American artists have reached a wider audience or enjoyed more widespread popularity in their own lifetime than Ansel Adams. Ansel Adams had a profound impact on how Americans see the majesty or their continent and helped transform how people think and feel about the meaning of the natural world. A visionary photographer, a pioneer in photographic technique and a crusader for the environment, this portrait of Adams portrays the great artist and...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The life and the career of John Muir come to life through this inspiring and beautiful documentary set against the magnificent landscapes of the American West. The Scottish-born naturalist was one of the first nature preservationists in American history, inspiring others through his writing and his advocacy to keep the wilderness wild.
16) Mark Twain
Language
English
Description
Recounts Mark Twain's life told primarily through his own words. Includes interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others.
20) Humphrey Bogart
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Looks at the life and acting career of Humphrey Bogart through interviews with many of his co-stars, family and other insiders.