The Living Century
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| The Living Century | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biography Documentary |
| Created by | Steven Latham |
| Directed by | Steven Latham Christopher Carson |
| Presented by | Jack Lemmon Walter Cronkite |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Barbra Streisand Cis Corman Steven Latham Christopher Carson |
| Producer(s) | Nicholas Loeb |
| Running time | 27 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | PBS |
| Original run | December 3, 2000 – July 25, 2003 |
The Living Century is an American biography television series that premiered on PBS on December 3, 2000. Each episode of the half-hour series documents the life of someone who is over 100 years old.
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[edit] Episodes
The first two episodes are hosted by Jack Lemmon. The remaining episodes are hosted by Walter Cronkite.
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Three Miracles" [1][2][3] | December 3, 2000 [2] |
| Rose Freedman. | ||
| 2 | "A Teacher and Student for Life" [1][2][3] | December 4, 2000 [2] |
| Ray Crist. | ||
| "A Peaceful Warrior" [3] | April 2003 [4][5] | |
| Robert St. John. | ||
| "Double Duty" [3][6] | June 15, 2003 [6] | |
| Ted Radcliffe, also known as "Double Duty", turned pro in baseball in the 1920's and played in the Negro leagues for four decades. | ||
| "3 Voices" [3] | 2003 [3] | |
| Frederica Sagor Maas, Clifford Holiday, and Ben Levinson. | ||
[edit] Reception
"Three Miracles" won a 2001 Cine Golden Eagle award for a short form documentary,[7] as well as a 2001 Platinum Remi Award for Best Television Documentary at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Jack Lemmon, Profiles The Lives Of Those Over 100 Years Old In New PBS Series, "The Living Century"". SeniorJournal.com. November 16, 2000. http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/2000%20Files/Nov%2000/11-16-00JckLmon.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b c d "The Living Century, Two Episodes Premiering on PBS". Archived from the original on 2001-01-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20010125083500/www.thelivingcentury.com/pbsdecember.html. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Living Century, Airdates 2003". Archived from the original on 2003-06-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20030618153320/www.thelivingcentury.com/htmls/airdates/airdates.shtml. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ Oliver, Myrna (February 9, 2003). "Robert St. John, 100; Gave News as History Was Made". Los Angeles Times: p. B-16. http://articles.latimes.com/2003/feb/09/local/me-stjohn9. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "Robert St. John, Broadcast and print journo". Variety. February 10, 2003. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117880338.html?categoryid=25&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b Wharton, David (June 15, 2003). "The Recall of Duty". Los Angeles Times: p. D-1. http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jun/15/sports/sp-doubleduty15. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "CINE Golden Eagle Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20080101223429/http://www.cine.org/winners/w-01-spring.php. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "WFH2001E" (Excel file). http://www.worldfest.org/downloads/WFH2001E.xls. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
