BRAVO PREMIERES ONE-HOUR DOCUMENTARY ON ANNA NICOLE SMITH, MARCH 2, 10-11 P.M. ET/PT

BRAVO PREMIERES ONE-HOUR DOCUMENTARY ON ANNA NICOLE SMITH, MARCH 2, 10-11 P.M. ET/PT

Special Features Exclusive Interview with Larry Birkhead and Never-Before-Seen Footage and Photos of Smith

NEW YORK � March 1, 2007 � Bravo announced today a special hour-long documentary on pop cultural fixation Anna Nicole Smith, premiering Friday, March 2, from 10-11 p.m. ET/PT. The exclusive in-depth interview with Larry Birkhead, photographer and former boyfriend of Smith, features never-before-seen archival footage and photos of Smith with her late husband, billionaire J. Howard Marshall.

The first half hour, "Larry Birkhead: Good Night My Sweet Anna Baby" � Birkhead's nightly phrase he used to say to Anna � features Access Hollywood's Tony Potts' exclusive sit-down interview with Birkhead. The special reveals surprising insights about Birkhead's unconventional, sometimes volatile and always passionate relationship with Smith, as he speaks candidly about living with her. During the emotional interview, Birkhead also talks about the continued paternity battle over Smith's five-month-old daughter Dannielynn, the ongoing struggle to have Smith laid to rest and the glare of the media spotlight.

The second half hour, "Anna Nicole Smith: A Life Through A Lense," includes footage of Smith with her late husband, Marshall, as he reads his will aloud, and recent revelations about her lesbian relationships. The special also provides an intimate look at Smith's life, from her humble beginnings in Texas to her controversial rise to fame, to her tragic and untimely death.

"Larry Birkhead: Good Night My Sweet Anna Baby" is produced by Bravo. "Anna Nicole Smith: A Life Through A Lense" is produced by Endemol for Bravo.

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