Biography helps you to know some of the most fascinating people of all time. From actors to activists, from scientists to Supreme Court justices, each episode examines its topic in depth. Commentary by those close to the subject's friends, family members, associates, historians, or other expert's, help create a vivid, historically accurate portrait. BIOGRAPHY has set the standard for the biographical documentary. Recognized numerous times for its achievements, the series has won the EMMY Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Series from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences twice. It is the longest-running, single-topic documentary series on television.MORE
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Known as The Genesee River Killer, Shawcross was born on June 6, 1945 in Maine. After dropping out of school, Shawcross enlisted in the Army and fought in the Vietnam War.
'Biography: Al-Qaeda' will take our viewers on an astonishing journey around the globe and into the heart of this terrorist organization's secret world.
Gary Ridgway, a mild mannered, church going, bible reading, swap meet enthusiast now has the most murder convictions of any single person in U.S. history.
'The family that slays together, stays together.' This was a family without limits. 'Sadistic,' 'dysfunctional'...they did whatever it took to remain in power.