An American Portrait

This article is about the television series. For the radio series, see American Portraits.

1984 American TV series or program

An American Portrait

Genre| Documentary
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 2
Production
Producer| Alex Pomansanof[1]
Running time| 1:00
Production company| CBS Entertainment Productions
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| September 24, 1984 (1984-09-24) –
October 28, 1986 (1986-10-28)

An American Portrait is a series of historical interstitial programs that aired on CBS from September 9, 1984, until October 28, 1986.[1] Each episode opened with the centennial introduction In Celebration: 1886-1986,[2] followed by a one-minute biography of the subject. Each episode was presented by a different celebrity.

## List of episodes

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### Season 1

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October 4, 1984 (1984-10-04)[3] | Charles Brace | Danny Kaye
November 13, 1984 (1984-11-13)[4] | Joseph Glidden | Kenny Rogers
December 5, 1984[5] | Ray Kurzweil | Mel Tormé
1985 (1985)[when?] | Louise Tracy | Gerald McRaney
1985 (1985)[when?] | Sarah Caldwell | David Ogden Stiers
1985 (1985)[when?] | George Eastman | Billy Crystal
1985  | Julia Lathrop | Colleen Juniors
January 3, 1985 (1985-01-03)[2] | Viola Liuzzo | Marlo Thomas
January 23, 1985 (1985-01-23)[6] | Florence Kelley | Madeline Kahn
February 22, 1985 (1985-02-22) | Trevor Ferrell | Bernadette Peters
February 22, 1985 (1985-02-22)[7] | Rachel Carson | Anne Jackson
April 15, 1985 (1985-04-15) | Jane Addams | Joanne Woodward

### Season 2

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October 1985  | Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill | Hal Holbrook
October 30, 1985 (1985-10-30) | Antonia Pantoja | Teri Garr
December 10, 1985 (1985-12-10) | W.C. Handy | Bob Fosse
1985  | Harriet Monroe | Jack Kemp
1985  | Greene Black | Harvey Korman
1986  | Matthew Henson | Melissa Gilbert
January 29, 1986 (1986-01-29)[8][9] | John Shaw Billings | Jill St. John

## References

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1. ^ a b ""An American Portrait" (1984)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
2. ^ a b "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
3. ^ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
4. ^ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
5. ^ Flander, Judy (December 5, 1984). "Tune in Tonight: TV Talk". The Courier-News. p. 21.
6. ^ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
7. ^ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
8. ^ "Digital Collections - National Library of Medicine". National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
9. ^ "Proclamations, January 29, 1986". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

## External links

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* An American Portrait at IMDb

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