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Originally broadcast as episodes of the television mini-series. |
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Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
Cast |
Presented and narrated by Elizabeth McGovern. |
Summary |
Join Elizabeth McGovern as she takes an in-depth look at the young American heiresses whose real life stories inspired the drama Downton Abbey. This series takes you from the late 1800s, when daughters of America's new industrial millionaires marry into the money-strapped British aristocracy, to the 20th century, when a new kind of American Princess wields power not through wealth, but through character, style, and wit. Peggy Guggenheim, Gloria Swanson, Winnaretta Singer, Wallis Simpson, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Jennie Jerome, Mary Leiter, Consuelo Yznaga, Grace Kelly, Clara Ward, Frances "Fanny" Work, Sara Murphy, Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, and Elizabeth McGovern. |
System details |
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; 5.1 surround sound ; widescreen. |
Subject |
Downton Abbey (Television program)
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Heiresses -- United States -- Biography.
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Aristocracy (Social class) -- Biography.
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Genre |
Television mini-series.
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Biographical television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Add'l Names |
Burke, Michael (Director), film director.
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McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961- host, narrator.
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Other corporate author |
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
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Other title |
Million dollar American princesses. Seasons one & two |
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Million dollar American princesses. Seasons 1 & 2 |
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Million dollar American princesses. Seasons one and two |
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Million dollar American princesses. Seasons 1 and 2 |
ISBN |
9781627899321
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STANDARD # |
841887030700 |
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MDPS601 PBS |
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