An American Portrait

An American Portrait
Genre Documentary
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
Production
Producer(s) Alex Pomansanof[1]
Running time 1:00
Production company(s) CBS Entertainment Productions
Release
Original network CBS
Original 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

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Season 1

Airdate Subject Presenter
October 4, 1984[3] Charles Brace Danny Kaye
November 13, 1984[4] Joseph Glidden Kenny Rogers
1985 Louise Tracy Gerald McRaney
1985 Sarah Caldwell David Ogden Stiers
1985 George Eastman Billy Crystal
January 3, 1985[2] Viola Liuzzo Marlo Thomas
January 23, 1985[5] Florence Kelley Madeline Kahn
February 22, 1985 Trevor Ferrell Bernadette Peters
February 22, 1985[6] Rachel Carson Anne Jackson
April 15, 1985 Jane Addams Joanne Woodward

Season 2

Airdate Subject Presenter
October 1985 Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill Hal Holbrook
October 30, 1985 Antonia Pantoja Teri Garr
December 10, 1985 W.C. Handy Bob Fosse
1985 Harriet Monroe Jack Kemp
1985 Greene Black Harvey Korman
1986 Matthew Henson Melissa Gilbert
January 29, 1986[7][8] John Shaw Billings Jill St. John

References

  1. 1 2 ""An American Portrait" (1984)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Digital Collections - National Library of Medicine". National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Proclamations, January 29, 1986". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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