The Hollywood Greats

Documentary

Hollywood Greats was a BBC Television series, which began in 1977. 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 later made a series called British Greats in 1980. A series of books, entitled The Hollywood Greats, The Movie Greats and The British Greats, which were authored by Norman were subsequently published. A series of the same name was later presented by Jonathan Ross from 1999 to 2006.

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Episodes & Seasons

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Season 1

6 Episodes

EP 00

EP 0

00.Ronald Colman

40m

1978-08-10

00.Ronald Colman

40m

Aired 1978-08-10

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EP 01

EP 1

01.Clark Gable

40m

1977-08-04

01.Clark Gable

40m

Aired 1977-08-04

A profile of Clark Gable, one of the stars of Hollywood's golden age.

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EP 02

EP 2

02.Errol Flynn

40m

1977-08-11

02.Errol Flynn

40m

Aired 1977-08-11

Documentary on the life and career of Errol Flynn including interviews with his second wife Nora Eddington Black, his secretary Ronald Shedlo and his daughter Deirdre.

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