Biographies Videos

We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.

This video clip is one of the trailers for Cold Mountain, a 2003 film directed by Anthony Minghella, based on the book by Charles Frazier.

It is 1763, and after more than a century of British rule in the colonies, people in America still consider themselves British.

This video was the only video recovered after Columbia disintegrated during re-entry.

Writing the story about Roskolnikov, and his interior struggles, Dostoevsky takes us inside Roskolnikov's mind.

Exploring ideas of socialism with a group of friends, Dostoevsky was arrested and, after a trial of sorts, was condemned to death.

C.S. (Clive Staples) Lewis changed his name to "Jack Lewis" when he was a young boy.

Still in remission, Joy was well enough to take a trip with Jack to one of his favorite places in the world.

C.S. Lewis was a very close friend of J.

In this clip from the film Shadowlands, starring Anthony Hopkins as C.

Although her cancer was so advanced by the time it was detected, Joy Davidman Lewis had a remarkable remission.

Although C.S. Lewis had married Joy Davidman Gresham, in a civil ceremony, he had done so only to help his friend stay in Britain with her two young s...

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