The Lives of Benjamin Franklin(TV-Show/Serie, 1974-1975)

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.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. The four 90-minute episodes debuted on November 21 and December 17, 1974, and January 9 and 28, 1975. ()