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+ Biography In Sound was a documentary series broadcast from 1954 to 1958 on NBC. Joseph Meyers, a NBC newsman, produced a documentary on Winston Churchill for his 80th birthday, November 30, 1954. It was an instant hit and highly praised by critics. Encouraged by the show's success, Meyers went on to produce another piece on the writer Ernest Hemingway, again to wide critical acclaim. After the third documentary on Gertrude Lawrence, the show was serialized and aired weekely for 60 minutes beginning in February, 1955. Click here to read more about Biography In Sound

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Please enjoy these 81 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis	Rating
01.22.1957	arturo toscanini
04.23.1957	alexander woolcott
11.13.1956	alexander wolcott the town crier
12.27.1955	albert schweitzer
07.09.1957	alben w barkley
05.29.1956	a portrait of fred allen

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Featuring the complete existing series of this NBC program that featured bios on many people from the past & present as of the 1950s. It was broadcast on NBC from 1954 to 1958 (except for the 1964 special program that is included). It was produced by the NBC News Department, and narrated by many then current NBC newscasters.

BIOGRAPHY IN SOUND