Biography

Tells the story of Sammy Davis Jr. from his start as a child vaudeville performer in the 1920s to his career as a star of Broadway, Hollywood, and Las Vegas.

A biography of Nelson Mandela's life, from his idyllic childhood through his years of imprisonment to his triumphant election as president of South Africa.

Presents a biographical look at attorney, judge, and civil rights leader Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court.

Discusses the life and times of Frederick Douglass, a man who escaped slavery and became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement in the nineteenth century.

Documents the life and career of American inventor Thomas A. Edison, examining the effects of his all-consuming work on his family, discussing his supposed lack of schooling, and including clips of films made by Edison, and interviews with Edison scholars.

Looks at the life and works of Austrian composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

Examines the life and reign of the woman who ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 B.C. and discusses her relationship with two powerful Roman leaders, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Presents a biography of Ho-Chih Minh, the Vietnamese communist leader who led his people in the struggle for independence from France and in the later war with South Vietnam.

Tells the story of the financial writers who developed the Dow-Jones average and founded the "Wall Street Journal.".

A biographical look at explorers Henry M. Stanley and David Livingstone, examining the experiences of the two men as they journeyed through the wilds of Africa.