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Self is a real person portrayed by Buzz Aldrin in the TV series American Experience (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Chasing the Moon: A Place Beyond the Sky (season 31), they were 89 years old.
They appear in 3 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.

Self

by Buzz Aldrin

character

Episodes3

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    Chasing the Moon: A Place Beyond the Sky
    episode S31.E6 july 2019
    Tracking the early years of the space race beginning in 1957 as the U.S. struggles to catch up with the Soviet Union.
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    Chasing the Moon: Earthrise
    episode S31.E7 july 2019
    On 27 January 1967, the disastrous failure of Apollo 1 risked the cancellation of America's space program altogether. Within two years of the Apollo 1 fire, Apollo 8 became the first manned mission to escape the Earth's gravity and orbit the moon.
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    Chasing the Moon: Magnificent Desolation
    episode S31.E8 july 2019
    The years 1969-1970 take Americans to the moon and back; what happens to scientific and engineering programs after goals are achieved.