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Best Biography TV Series of the 1950s

11 Biography series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

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11 series

This Is Your Life

★ 6.4
374 1132 1955–2003
Biography · Documentary

This Is Your Life

★ 6.9
334 349 1950–1993
Biography · Family · Talk-Show

Sunday Showcase

★ 4.3
175 37 1959–1961
Biography · Comedy · Drama

The Living Bible: The Old Testament

★ 6.1
158 14 1958–1958
Biography · Drama · History

Orson Welles' Sketch Book

★ 7.9
129 7 1955–1955
Biography · Talk-Show

The Living Christ Series

★ 6.5
104 12 1951–1951
Biography · Drama

The Living Bible

★ 6.7
78 24 1952–present
Biography · Drama · Family

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

★ 9.0
54 14 1958–1958
Biography · Drama · History

Front Row Center

★ 7.0
42 27 1955–1956
Biography · Drama · Romance

Jesus of Nazareth

★ 7.5
25 8 1956–1956
Biography · Drama

Our American Heritage

★ 5.2
23 13 1959–1961
Biography · History
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