• Source: Profiles in Courage (TV series)

Profiles in Courage is an American historical anthology series that was telecast weekly on NBC from November 8, 1964, to May 9, 1965 (Sundays, 6:30–7:30 p.m., Eastern and Pacific Time). The series is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1956 book Profiles in Courage by U.S. President John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated the previous November.




Overview


The series lasts for 26 episodes, each of which features a figure from American history who took an unpopular stand during a critical moment in the nation's history. Seven of the eight senators from Kennedy's book are profiled, with the exception of Mississippi's Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar. Music for the opening and closing theme is arranged by Nelson Riddle, based on the Irish ballad The Boys of Wexford, home of Kennedy's ancestors.
Each episode ends with a recording of Kennedy's voice declaring that, "These stories of past courage can teach... they can offer hope and they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this, each man must look into his own soul."
Of the 26 episodes, three teleplays profile women: Episode 2: high school teacher Mary S. McDowell in 1918; Episode 9: Puritan reformer Anne Hutchinson in 1637 (the earliest time frame depicted in any episode); Episode 15: schoolteacher Prudence Crandall in 1832.




Historical background






Episodes






Awards


The series won two awards; a Peabody Award for Robert Saudek and a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television.




External links


Profiles in Courage at IMDb
Profiles in Courage at CTVA with episode list
Episodes of Profiles in Courage on the Internet Archive

Episode 6, John Slaton
Episode 11, John Peter Altgeld
Episode 13, Daniel Webster
Episode 21, Grover Cleveland
Episode 22, John Quincy Adams
Episode 24, Ben B. Lindsay"
Episode 25, George Mason




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Céline Dion
• John F. Kennedy
• Bob Hope
• Profiles in Courage (TV series)
• Herb Voland
• Ghosts (American TV series)
• List of Courage the Cowardly Dog episodes
• Rae Allen
• Peter Feibleman
• Cowardly Lion
• Skam (TV series)
• Star Trek: The Original Series
• Richard T. Ely