An American Portrait (1984)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series is a collection of very short biographies. Each one-minute episode tells the story of a famous American person. A different celebrity hosts each segment.

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What happens

An American Portrait is a series of historical interstitial programs that aired on CBS from September 9, 1984, until October 28, 1986. Each episode opened with the centennial introduction In Celebration: 1886–1986, followed by a one-minute biography of the subject. Each episode was presented by a different celebrity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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