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Profile (1955 TV series)

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Profile
Genrebiography
Presented byPercy Saltzman (1955)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
ProducersCliff Solway
Vincent Tovell
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release16 June 1955 (1955-06-16) –
29 October 1957 (1957-10-29)

Profile is a Canadian biographical television series which aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1957.

Premise

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The series featured biographical documentaries on such Canadian and international personalities as Thérèse Casgrain, Moses Coady, Robert Frost, Billy Graham, A. Y. Jackson, Paul-Émile Léger, Arthur Lismer, Seán O'Casey, Bertrand Russell, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Edward Steichen, Paul Tillich and Arnold Toynbee.[1] The intent was for the interviews to be conducted at the subjects homes, although existing film biographies were used on occasion.[2]

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast for three seasons as follows (times in Eastern):

Day Time Season run
Thursdays 10:30 p.m. 16 June to 22 September 1955
Sundays 10:00 p.m. 27 May to 23 September 1956
Thursdays 10:00 p.m. 9 July to 29 October 1957

References

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  1. ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 159. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
  2. ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Profile". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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