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Benjamin Franklin (miniseries)
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Wikipedia article
'The Lives of Benjamin Franklin' is a 1974 American television miniseries that chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin.
The series was broadcast by CBS and won five Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Limited Series.Scott, Vernon (20 May 1975). [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19750520.2.22&srpos=2&e=------197-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Benjamin+franklin%22+CBS+bridges-------1 Mary's show most popular], 'Desert Sun', p. A-2 (UPI content) Howard Fast won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the first installment (The Ambassador). Glenn Jordan was also nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for The Ambassador episode, and Loring Mandel was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for The Whirlwind episode.[https://www.emmys.com/shows/benjamin-franklin Emmys.com listings], emmys.com, Retrieved 14 September 2020
The four 90-minute episodes(1 September 1974). [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19740901.1.81&srpos=3&e=------197-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Benjamin+franklin%22+CBS+bridges-------1 Specials for the season], 'San Bernardino Sun' debuted on November 21 and December 17, 1974, and January 9 and 28, 1975.
O'Connor, John J. (21 November 1974). [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/21/archives/tv-sly-amusing-benjamin-franklin.html?searchResultPosition=1 TV: Sly, Amusing Benjamin Franklin], 'The New York Times', p. 95.O'Connor, John J. (17 December 1974). [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/17/archives/tv-cbs-dramas-on-ben-franklin-going-smoothly.html?searchResultPosition=2 TV: CBS Dramas on Ben Franklin Going Smoothly], 'The New York Times', p, 75.O'Connor, John J. (28 January 1975). [https://www.nytimes.com/1975/01/28/archives/tv-enlightening-study-of-franklin-ends-tonight.html?searchResultPosition=6 TV: Enlightening Study of Franklin Ends Tonight], 'The New York Times', p. 67.Gardella, Kay (21 November 1974). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/464325576/ Ben Franklin Star of Bicentennial Series], 'New York Daily News', p. 59.*31 July 1974). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/312596448/ Get a Line on the Real Ben], 'Indianapolis News' (details of upcoming series; incorrectly reports that Franklin had 13 illegitimate children, a common false tale)
Cast
* Willie Aames as Franklin at age 12
* Beau Bridges as Franklin the young man
* Eddie Albert as Franklin the diplomat
* Richard Widmark as Franklin the rebel
* Melvyn Douglas as Franklin the elder statesman
References
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