Pioneers Turned Millionaires: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Meet five inventive, courageous, and hardworking entrepreneurs, who led the charge during one of the most exciting eras in economic history. Levi Strauss, Henry E. Steinway, William E. Boeing, John Jacob Astor and Henry J. Heinz changed the way the world eats, dresses, plays and travels. They each left Germany hoping to find a better life in America and they succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Relive the tragedies and the triumphs that made them millions while leaving a major imprint on American culture.

Series details

• Title: Pioneers Turned Millionaires
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2011-11-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-12-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Smithsonian Channel
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 30247
• IMDb ID: tt1593613
• TVDB ID: 254671

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-11-06; final listed air date 2011-12-04; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

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