THE LIVES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1974-1975) – This was a series of four 90-minute (with commercials) dramas depicting America’s magnificently unorthodox genius at various stages of his life. Eddie Albert and Melvyn Douglas (husband of Helen Gahagan Douglas) depicted Franklin in his 70s, with flashback storylines in each episode. The Lives of Benjamin Franklin won […]

FORGOTTEN TELEVISION: THE LIVES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1974-1975)