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Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
"One of the most reviled monarchs of all time, Marie Antoinette became empress of France at the age of 19. She offended the nobility with her disregard for court etiquette, and the citizens with her incredible extravagance and absolute disregard of their situation. By August of 1792 the people had rebelled and Marie and King Louis XVI were imprisoned. Within months they were beheaded"--Container.
3) Paul Newman
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Paul Newman's striking good looks and passionate intensity have come to define the leading man but Hollywood is just one part of his varied and captivating life.
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the family once called the most powerful in America. In the 1800s Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt made a fortune in shipping and railroads, but by the 1900s the dynasty has been disgraced through a series of extravagant excesses, family backbiting, and sexual indiscretions
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2007], c1994
Language
English
Description
Cleopatra Thea Philopator was a woman no man could resist: strong, beautiful, and intelligent, she knew how to manipulate the patriarchal political system of Ancient Egypt to work in her favor. In many ways she seemed to have it all, so what could have driven her to take her own life at such a young age? From her noble birth to her famous liaisons with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony to her legendary suicide by poisonous snake.
7) Lord Byron
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Hit the town with the poet who was as famed for his sexual appetites as for his literary brilliance.
Series
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2007], c1995
Language
English
Description
Hebrew judge Samson was a man of terrifying strength and barbaric fury. Renowned for killing thousands with the jawbone of an ass, he was tamed not by great armies, but by the blazing eyes of the Philistine courtesan Delilah. Learn how this mysterious woman learned the mysterious secrets of Samson's strength. The in-depth, dramatic story of love and betrayal, with abundant location footage, rare paintings, artifacts, and interviews.
12) The Google boys
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The story behind Sergey Brin and Larry Page, who met at Stanford University's PhD computer science program. Together the men started up Google, the world's top search engine using their own credit cards, and a little help from a savvy investor.
13) Thomas Edison
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Life in the modern world would be unthinkable without his inventions. More than any other individual, he paved the way for the future. Thomas Alva Edison has rightly earned a place among the most important men in history. His inventions of the light bulb, phonograph and movie camera, among many others, literally transformed the world. Rare films made by Edison himself show the inventor at work, and learn the little known stories behind some of his...
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
He made the automobile accessible to the common man. This is the fascinating story of the driven man who changed the way we all live. Henry Ford was one of the great innovators of his time. When the car he invented became so popular he couldn't build them fast enough, he came up with the modern assembly plant to meet demand. Profiles the life of the industrial giant who earned notoriety for his intolerance as well as his inventiveness. Traces his...
15) William Shatner
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Gives the life and career of William Shatner, actor. Includes footage from the Star Trek television series, Star Trek movies and the television program Boston Legal. Also includes interviews with Shatner and with family, friends, and colleagues.
16) Noah & the ark
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
This remarkable program creates a complete portrait of Noah, prophet of the Flood, using interviews with experts and historians, film footage from the Holy Land and rare paintings and artifacts.
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Network
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Rock Hudson was purely a creation of Hollywood. His name was fake, his teeth were capped, his voice was artificially lowered. But out of the public eye, Rock was a very different man. BIOGRAPHY traces the life and career of the actor who may have made his biggest mark with his tragic death from AIDS, which forced many people to re-evaluate the disease. Never-before-seen home movies (some shot by Rock himself) and candid photos offer a glimpse into...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest movie star of the past 75 years covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his thoughts on Marlon Brando, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, John Huston, his greatest roles, acting, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward, his innermost fears and passions and joys. With thoughts/comments throughout from Joanne Woodward, George Roy Hill, Tom Cruise, Elia Kazan...
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Tells the life story of American four-star general George S. Patton and examines his influence on American military history. Includes discussion about his early battles with dyslexia and explores how his outspoken and impetuous behavior got him into trouble throughout his military career. Features comments from colleagues and biographers, including Robert H. Patton, the general's grandson.
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