Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 3 Original network CBC Television Final episode date 29 October 1957 Number of seasons 3 Genre Biographical film | Original language(s) English Running time 30 minutes First episode date 16 June 1955 Network CBC Television Presented by Percy Saltzman (1955) Language English | |
Producer(s) Cliff Solway
Vincent Tovell | ||
Profile is a Canadian biographical television series which aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1957.
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Premise
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):
References
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