An American Portrait
American TV series or program
An American Portrait | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
Production | |
Producer | Alex Pomansanof[1] |
Running time | 1:00 |
Production company | CBS Entertainment Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 24, 1984 (1984-09-24) – October 28, 1986 (1986-10-28) |
An American Portrait is a series of historical interstitial programs that aired on CBS from September 9, 1984, until October 28, 1986.[1] Each episode opened with the centennial introduction In Celebration: 1886–1986,[2] followed by a one-minute biography of the subject. Each episode was presented by a different celebrity.
List of episodes
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2014) |
Season 1
Airdate | Subject | Presenter |
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October 4, 1984 (1984-10-04)[3] | Charles Brace | Danny Kaye |
November 13, 1984 (1984-11-13)[4] | Joseph Glidden | Kenny Rogers |
December 5, 1984[5] | Ray Kurzweil | Mel Tormé |
1985 (1985)[when?] | Louise Tracy | Gerald McRaney |
1985 (1985)[when?] | Sarah Caldwell | David Ogden Stiers |
1985 (1985)[when?] | George Eastman | Billy Crystal |
1985 | Julia Lathrop | Colleen Juniors |
January 3, 1985 (1985-01-03)[2] | Viola Liuzzo | Marlo Thomas |
January 23, 1985 (1985-01-23)[6] | Florence Kelley | Madeline Kahn |
February 22, 1985 (1985-02-22) | Trevor Ferrell | Bernadette Peters |
February 22, 1985 (1985-02-22)[7] | Rachel Carson | Anne Jackson |
April 15, 1985 (1985-04-15) | Jane Addams | Joanne Woodward |
Season 2
Airdate | Subject | Presenter |
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October 1985 | Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill | Hal Holbrook |
October 30, 1985 (1985-10-30) | Antonia Pantoja | Teri Garr |
December 10, 1985 (1985-12-10) | W.C. Handy | Bob Fosse |
1985 | Harriet Monroe | Jack Kemp |
1985 | Greene Black | Harvey Korman |
1986 | Matthew Henson | Melissa Gilbert |
January 29, 1986 (1986-01-29)[8][9] | John Shaw Billings | Jill St. John |
References
- ^ a b ""An American Portrait" (1984)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ a b "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ Flander, Judy (December 5, 1984). "Tune in Tonight: TV Talk". The Courier-News. p. 21.
- ^ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Digital Collections - National Library of Medicine". National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Proclamations, January 29, 1986". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
External links
- An American Portrait at IMDb