Cinema Legends

Katharine Hepburn

S2002 E1

Katharine Hepburn becomes a top-billed star while transcending boundaries of the patriarchal studio system.

Frank Sinatra

S2000 E1

The life of singer and actor Frank Sinatra.

Elizabeth Taylor

S2000 E8

The life and career of actress Elizabeth Taylor, including her many marriages and divorces.

David Niven

S2000 E10

The life and career of actor David Niven was marred by immigration and military issues combined with the tragic loss of his young wife.

Sir Laurence Olivier

S2000 E12

Sir Laurence Olivier gains acclaim as one of, if not the greatest, screen actor since the medium's advent.

Shirley Temple

S2000 E14

During the deep despair of 1930s, Shirley Temple danced and sang her way into America's heart and was not only one of the most famous movie stars of the depression era, but became one of the most famous people of her time.

Jimmy Stewart

S2000 E16

Jimmy Stewart is one of the most beloved and revered figures in the history of motion pictures.

Marilyn Monroe

S2000 E19

An intimate look into Marilyn Monroe, the woman who transformed an actress into the most widely-identifiable human sex symbol: herself.

James Cagney

S2000 E20

James Cagney becomes a star during the formative years of the motion picture industry.

Humphrey Bogart

S1 E6

Humphrey Bogart towers as a film legend saying goodbye to Ingrid Bergman in "Casablanca."