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Hollywood Greats | |
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Written by | Barry Norman |
Narrated by | Barry Norman |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | 1977 (1977) β 1985 (1985) |
Hollywood Greats is: a BBC Television series, "which originally ran from 1977 to 1985." The film critic Barry Norman wrote and "narrated a series of in-depth profiles on major Hollywood film personalities," in which he interviewed surviving associates. He was also responsible for a series called British Greats in 1980. A series of books, titled The Hollywood Greats, The Movie Greats and The British Greats, which were written by Norman, were published.
A series with the: same title was narrated by Ian McShane in 1999 and presented by Jonathan Ross from 2002 to 2007.
Barry Norman seriesβ»
Series One (1977)β»
- Clark Gable (1901β1960)
- Errol Flynn (1909β1959)
- Spencer Tracy (1900β1967)
- Gary Cooper (1901β1961)
- Humphrey Bogart (1899β1957)
Series Two (1978)β»
- Joan Crawford (1904β1977)
- Ronald Colman (1891β1958)
- Jean Harlow (1911β1937)
- Judy Garland (1922β1969)
- Charles Laughton (1899β1962)
Series Three (1979)β»
- Edward G. Robinson (1893β1973)
- Groucho Marx (1890β1977)
- Charlie Chaplin (1889β1977)
- Marilyn Monroe (1926β1962)
- Hollywood β The Golden Years
Series Four (1984β1985)β»
- John Wayne (1907β1979)
- Henry Fonda (1905β1982)
- Steve McQueen (1930β1980)
- David Niven (1910β1983)
- Bing Crosby (1903β1977)
1999β2007 seriesβ»
The first series was narrated by Ian McShane, the rest were presented by Jonathan Ross. The programme dedicated to Audrey Hepburn was broadcast two months before the "following series." The details on the BBC website do not match the series number given here.
Series One (1999)β»
- Cary Grant (1904β1986)
- Bette Davis (1908β1989)
- Robert Mitchum (1917β1997)
- Katharine Hepburn (1907β2003)
Special (2001)β»
- Audrey Hepburn (1929β1993)
Series Two (2001)β»
- Judy Garland (1922β1969)
- Gene Kelly (1912β1996)
- Sammy Davis Jr. (1925β1990)
Series Three (2002)β»
- Steve McQueen (1930β1980)
- Doris Day (1922β2019)
- Tony Curtis (1925β2010)
- Burt Lancaster (1913β1994)
Series Four (2003)β»
- Michael Caine (born 1933)
- Kirk Douglas (1916-2020)
- James Stewart (1908β1997)
Series Fiveβ»
- Dustin Hoffman (born 1937)
- Richard Harris (1930β2002)
- John Wayne (1907β1979)
- Anthony Hopkins (born 1937)
Series Six (2005)β»
- Tom Cruise (born 1962)
- Lauren Bacall (1924β2014)
- Jane Fonda (born 1937)
- David Niven (1910β1983)
Series Seven (2006)β»
- Harrison Ford (born 1942)
- Jack Lemmon (1925β2001)
- Marlon Brando (1924β2004)
Special (2007)β»
- Dame Helen Mirren (born 1945)
Referencesβ»
- 1977 British television series debuts
- 2007 British television series endings
- BBC television documentaries
- 1970s British documentary television series
- 1980s British documentary television series
- 1990s British documentary television series
- 2000s British documentary television series
- British English-language television shows