Country of originCanada No. of seasons3 Original networkCBC Television Final episode date29 October 1957 Number of seasons3 GenreBiographical film
Original language(s)English Running time30 minutes First episode date16 June 1955 NetworkCBC Television Presented byPercy Saltzman (1955) LanguageEnglish
Producer(s)Cliff Solway
Vincent Tovell
Profile is a Canadian biographical television series which aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1957.
The series featured biographical documentaries on such Canadian and international personalities as Thérèse Casgrain, Moses Coady, Robert Frost, Billy Graham, A. Y. Jackson, Paul-Émile Léger, Arthur Lismer, Seán O'Casey, Bertrand Russell, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Edward Steichen, Paul Tillich and Arnold Toynbee. The intent was for the interviews to be conducted at the subjects homes, although existing film biographies were used on occasion.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast for three seasons as follows (times in Eastern):