Compact Biographies

Dame Maggie Smith's career stretched from post-war repertory theatre to the National Theatre, Oscar-winning cinema, Harry Potter and Downton Abbey. In this episode of Compact Biographies, we look at the life and legacy of an actor whose wit, precision and emotional force made her one of Britain's greatest performers.
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In this episode of Compact Biographies, we follow Jobs from his early friendship with Steve Wozniak and the birth of Apple, through the triumph and turmoil of the Macintosh, his painful departure from the company he co-founded, his years building NeXT and Pixar, and his return to Apple, where he helped launch some of the most famous products in modern history.
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Pelé was more than a footballer. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in Brazil in 1940, he became a global sporting icon before adulthood, won three World Cups, turned Santos into an international attraction, and later helped introduce football to a wider American audience with the New York Cosmos. This episode of Compact Biographies follows the boy from Três Corações who became known around the world as O Rei, the King.
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John Hughes helped define the sound, style and emotional texture of 1980s American cinema. From Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club to Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Home Alone, his work captured teenage insecurity, suburban family life and the comedy of ordinary chaos with rare warmth and wit. This episode of Compact Biographies looks at Hughes's Midwestern roots, his advertising and comedy writing background, his rise through National Lampoon and Hollywood, his remarkable creative run, his retreat from public life and the legacy he left behind.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a lawyer, judge, Supreme Court Justice, and one of the most influential legal minds in modern American history. From her early battles against gender discrimination to her landmark work on the United States Supreme Court, Ginsburg helped change how the law treated women, men, families, workers, and citizens. This episode of Compact Biographies explores the life, career, principles, and legacy of the woman later known worldwide as "Notorious RBG".
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