Self is a real person portrayed by Brendan Gill in the TV series American Experience (based on a true story).
They appear in 8 episodes out of a total of 387 aired so far
Self is also portrayed by Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Fontaine, Judy Garland, Paul Newman, Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Charles Chaplin, Martin Scorsese and Nancy Allen.
Episodes8
Lindbergh
episode S3.E1 october 1990After his famous flight, Charles Lindbergh becomes known to all the world but struggles with life in the limelight.
Murder of the Century
episode S8.E1 october 1995A documentary chronicling the events surrounding the murder of famed architect Stanford White by millionaire Harry Thaw over the affections of showgirl Evelyn Nesbitt in New York in 1906.
New York: Part I - The Country and the City
episode S12.E1 november 1999Episode one begins in 1609 and chronicles the arrival of the Dutch.
New York: Part III - Sunshine and Shadow
episode S12.E3 november 1999Episode three turns the spotlight on greed and wealth.
New York: Part IV - The Power and the People
episode S12.E4 november 1999Episode four follows New York into a new century.
New York: Part V - Cosmopolis
episode S12.E5 november 1999Episode five tells the African-American experience and the birth of the new media industries.
New York: Part 6 - The City of Tomorrow
episode S14.E1 september 2001Reveals the immense new forces that were unleashed in New York.
New York: Part 7 - The City and the World
episode S14.E2 october 2001Episode seven chronicles the history of New York from the end of the Second World War to the present.
- Lindbergh
- Murder of the Century
- New York: Part I - The Country and the City
- New York: Part III - Sunshine and Shadow
- New York: Part IV - The Power and the People
- New York: Part V - Cosmopolis
- New York: Part 6 - The City of Tomorrow
- New York: Part 7 - The City and the World