| Alt Name: | The Lives of Benjamin Franklin |
| Genre: | Biography Drama History |
| Director: | Glenn Jordan |
| Starring: | Willie Aames Eddie Albert Beau Bridges Melvyn Douglas Richard Widmark |
| Theme Music Composer: | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
| Executive Producer: | Lewis Freedman |
| Producer: | Glenn Jordan George Lefferts |
| Runtime: | 360 minutes |
| Network: | CBS |
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin is a 1974 American television miniseries that chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin.
The series was broadcast by CBS and won five Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Limited Series.[1] Howard Fast won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the first installment (The Ambassador). Glenn Jordan was also nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for The Ambassador episode, and Loring Mandel was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for The Whirlwind episode.[2]
The four 90-minute episodes[3] debuted on November 21 and December 17, 1974, and January 9 and 28, 1975.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]