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6.1/10 TV Theme music composer Nelson Riddle Original language(s) English First episode date 8 November 1964 Number of episodes 26 | 8.7/10 IMDb Genre Historical anthology Country of origin United States Camera setup Single-camera Final episode date 1965 Executive producer Robert Saudek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Lamont Johnson
Daniel Petrie
José Quintero
Michael Ritchie (film director)
Alexander Singer Awards Peabody Award, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Directors Lamont Johnson, Daniel Petrie, José Quintero, Michael Ritchie, Alexander Singer Similar The Adams Chronicles, Liberty!, Sons of Liberty, Slattery's People, Please Don't Eat the Daisies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profiles in courage 1965 woodrow wilson starring whit bissell
Profiles in Courage is an American historical anthology series that was telecast weekly on NBC from November 8, 1964 to May 9, 1965 (Sundays, 6:30-7:30pm, Eastern). The series was based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Profiles in Courage by President John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated the year before.
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Profiles in courage 1965 on sen robert taft against nuremberg
Overview
The series lasted for 26 episodes, each of which would feature a figure from American History who took a stand during a critical moment in the nation's history that was considered unpopular at the time. Seven of the eight Senators from Kennedy's book were profiled, with the exception being Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar. Among those who appeared in the anthology series include Edward Asner, Wendy Hiller, Leonard Nimoy, Whit Bissell, Michael Constantine, Walter Matthau, Carroll O'Connor, Tom Bosley, Brian Keith, Barbara Feldon, Dan O'Herlihy, Peter Lawford, Burgess Meredith, John Hoyt, Steve Ihnat, Joan Tompkins, Peggy McCay and Gloria Calomee.
Music for the opening and closing theme was orchestrated by Nelson Riddle, based on the Irish ballad, The Boys of Wexford, home of Kennedy's ancestors.
Awards
The series won two awards; a Peabody Award for Robert Saudek and a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television.