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The Lives of Benjamin Franklin(TV show/series, 1974-1975)

1h 30min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 4 episodes

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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. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Peabody Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

About The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin is a 1974 American television miniseries that chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin. It was broadcast by CBS. It won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series.

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The Lives of Benjamin Franklin Seasons and Episodes

01/01/1974Miniseries - 4 episodes
#1 | 01/01/1974The Whirlwind
#2 | 11/21/1974The Ambassador
#3 | 01/09/1975The Rebel
#4 | 01/28/1975The Statesman

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Russian (RU)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/01/1974
Last episode released on: 01/28/1975
Director: Glenn Jordan
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Benjamin Franklin"
"Life of Benjamin Franklin"

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