American Experience S13E1 - The Rockefellers (1)
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A dramatic two-part profile of the Rockefellers, a family whose name is synonymous with wealth, begins. Part 1 traces how John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) struck oil (figuratively) in the 1860s and parlayed it into a corporate behemoth that the Supreme Court had to break up in 1911. It also examines how he and his son John D. Jr. (1874-1960) lived with that money -- and the hatred it engendered. The family's strategy: philanthropy. David Ogden Stiers narrates.
Released | Oct 04, 1988 |
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Runtime | 55min |
Genre | Documentary |
Actor | N/A |
Director | N/A |
Production | GBH |