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. 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 episode "The Whirlwind".
The four 90-minute episodes debuted on November 21 and December 17, 1974, and January 9 and 28, 1975.
Cast
Willie Aames as Franklin at age 12
Beau Bridges as Franklin the young man
Richard Widmark as Franklin the rebel
Eddie Albert as Franklin at age 72
Lloyd Bridges as Franklin the diplomat
Melvyn Douglas as Franklin the elder statesman
Susan Sarandon as younger Deborah Franklin
Sheree North as older Deborah Franklin