The longest-running, single-topic documentary series on television, Biography(R) is not only one of television's most critically successful shows; it is one of the most popular. Celebrating it's fifteenth anniversary in 2002, Biography(R) has profiled over 1,000 people. This groundbreaking new series of illustrated biographies combines the intriguing, insightful approach of the tremendously popular A&E Biography television series, texts from some of today's best authors, and DK's illuminating visual style to explore the ...
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The longest-running, single-topic documentary series on television, Biography(R) is not only one of television's most critically successful shows; it is one of the most popular. Celebrating it's fifteenth anniversary in 2002, Biography(R) has profiled over 1,000 people. This groundbreaking new series of illustrated biographies combines the intriguing, insightful approach of the tremendously popular A&E Biography television series, texts from some of today's best authors, and DK's illuminating visual style to explore the lives of history's most colorful figures. David Thomson focuses his acute critical skills and vivid prose on the man whom many consider the greatest actor of our time. David Thomson writes for The New York Times, New Republic, Sight and Sound, and other newspapers and magazines. His books include A Biographical Dictionary of Film, Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles, and DK's Hollywood: A Celebration.
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