Benjamin Franklin (miniseries)
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin is a 1974 American television miniseries that chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin.
| Benjamin Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Lives of Benjamin Franklin |
| Genre | Biography Drama History |
| Written by | Howard Fast Loring Mandel |
| Directed by | Glenn Jordan |
| Starring | Willie Aames Eddie Albert Beau Bridges Melvyn Douglas Richard Widmark |
| Theme music composer | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lewis Freedman |
| Producers | Glenn Jordan George Lefferts |
| Running time | 360 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | November 21, 1974 |
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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