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 | image        = HBO Time Was.jpg
 | caption      = Opening title for HBO's ''Time Was''
 | runtime      = 60 minutes
 | creator      =
 | starring     = [[Dick Cavett]]
 | country      = United States
 | network      = [[HBO]]
 | first_aired  = {{start date|1979}}
 | last_aired   =
 | num_episodes = 7
}}

'''''Time Was''''' is a [[documentary film|documentary]] [[television series]] that premiered on [[HBO]] on November 11, 1979. It was hosted by [[Dick Cavett]] with each program looking at one decade from the past starting from the 1920s up to the 1970s. The historical program looked at the lifestyles and society during the various periods of time. The series was followed up with two other HBO documentary series hosted by Cavett, ''Remember When'' and ''Yesteryear''.<ref>''HBO Guides, late 1970s & early 1980s''</ref><ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE5DE1739F930A25754C0A964948260 ''TV: Cavett Looks at 1917 for HBO''] Retrieved Jan 17, 2009</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of programs broadcast by HBO]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{webarchive |date=2013-01-25 |url=https://archive.today/20130125183403/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Dick_Cavett/187699%23fullBio |title=Dick Cavett Milestones}}

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