''Saga of Western Man'' is a historically themed

anthology series An anthology series is a radio, television, video game or film series that spans different genres and presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a differ ...

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

that aired on

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from 1963 to 1969. Each episode focused on a particular year, person, or incident that producer

John H. Secondari John Hermes Secondari (November 1, 1919 – February 8, 1975) was an American author and television producer. Secondari's 1952 novel ''Coins in the Fountain'' was made into the 1954 Academy Award-winning film '' Three Coins in the Fountain'', and ...

felt significantly influenced the progress of Western civilization.

Episode list

Awards

The series was honored with a

Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...

in 1963. The music of the series was nominated for

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

s several times from 1964 to 1966. The nominated composers and performers included

Ulpio Minucci Ulpio Minucci (June 29, 1917 – March 9, 2007) was an Italian-born American composer and musician. Minucci wrote a number of popular hits in the 1950s, including " Domani," "A Thousand Thoughts of You," and "Felicia." He was nominated for two ...

, Joe Moon,

Rayburn Wright Rayburn Wright (27 August 1922 – 21 March 1990) was an American trombonist, composer, arranger and conductor, and professor of jazz studies and contemporary media at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, New York New York mos ...

, Erich Leinsdorf, and

Claude Frank Claude Frank (born Claus Johannes Frank; December 24, 1925 – December 27, 2014) was a German-born American pianist. Biography Of Jewish ancestry, Frank was born in Nuremberg, Germany. His father emigrated to Brussels after the advent of the ...

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* 1960s American anthology television series 1963 American television series debuts 1969 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming Historical television series Peabody Award-winning television programs Works by John Secondari {{US-tv-prog-stub