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Compact Biographies

Compact Biographies

Each week, we aim to bring you interesting information about interesting people in the form of short, compact biographies, which can be read on our website or listened to as a podcast episode. We hope you enjoy them.

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All Episodes

08:05

J. Edgar Hoover - S06E01

Compact Biographies ·

2018/10/18

In the first episode of season 6 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the first head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI - J. Edgar Hoover.

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09:24

Paul Newman - S05E10

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2018/09/06

In the tenth and final episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a legendary actor, political activist, race car driver, race team owner and philanthropist - Paul Newman

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11:53

Charles Lindbergh - S05E09

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2018/08/30

In the ninth episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a pioneer aviator who later became a controversial figure during the build-up to the Second World War - Charles Lindbergh

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07:12

Mary Shelley - S05E08

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2018/08/23

In the eighth episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a renowned female author whose life was marred by tragedy - Mary Shelley.

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09:31

Oliver Hardy - S05E07

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2018/08/16

In the seventh episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one half of one of the best-loved comedy duo's of all time - Oliver Hardy.

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10:37

Clark Gable - S05E06

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2018/08/09

In the sixth episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of the leading man in over 60 Hollywood movies and who is often referred to as the King of Hollywood - Clark Gable.

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18:01

Judy Garland - S05E05

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2018/08/02

In the fifth episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an actress and singer who spent 45 of her 47 years in the public eye - Judy Garland.

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08:00

Bugsy Siegel - S05E04

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2018/07/26

In the fourth episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an American mobster who was one of the most infamous and feared gangsters of his day - Bugsy Siegel.

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10:06

Ava Gardner - S05E03

Compact Biographies ·

2018/07/19

In the third episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an actress who was married to Mickey Rooney, had a relationship with Howard Hughes and swam naked in Ernest Hemingway's swimming pool - Ava Gardner.

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23:26

Charlie Chaplin - S05E02

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2018/07/12

In the second episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a man who changed the way early movies were made, went on to revolutionise the movie industry when he helped create United Artists and was ultimately accused of being a communist. He was a comedy genius who is still revered decades after his death. Charlie Chaplin.

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13:26

Steve McQueen - S05E01

Compact Biographies ·

2018/07/05

In the first episode of season 5 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an icon of the silver screen who made his name in a television Western before moving on to movie legend status - Steve McQueen.

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09:39

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - S04E10

Compact Biographies ·

2018/05/03

In the tenth and final episode of season 4 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a look at the life of the man, whose assassination is blamed for the start of the First World War - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

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10:25

Catherine de Medici - S04E09

Compact Biographies ·

2018/04/26

In the ninth episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most influential women of the 16th century, and arguably in all of history - Catherine de Medici. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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10:24

Sammy Davis Junior - S04E08

Compact Biographies ·

2018/04/19

In the eighth episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of the Rat Pack - actor, singer, dancer and all-round entertainer - Sammy Davis Junior. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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11:04

Bruce Lee - S04E07

Compact Biographies ·

2018/04/12

In the seventh episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the tragically short life of the martial arts movie legend that was - Bruce Lee. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:28

Julius Caesar - S04E06

Compact Biographies ·

2018/04/05

In the sixth episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of the man who brought about the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire, its first Emperor - Julius Caesar. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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09:59

Susan B. Anthony - S04E05

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2018/03/29

In the fifth episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of the American social reformer and women's rights activist, Susan B. Anthony. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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10:49

Abraham Lincoln - S04E04

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2018/03/22

In the fourth episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a President of the United States who became known as The Great Emancipator - Abraham Lincoln. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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10:30

Nina Simone - S04E03

Compact Biographies ·

2018/03/15

In the third episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the often turbulent life of musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:45

John Paul Jones - S04E02

Compact Biographies ·

2018/03/08

In the second episode of the fourth season of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the father of the American Navy, John Paul Jones. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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