American Masters(1986)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1986-06-23
Average Runtime: 1h 30m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 25
Seasons: 40
Episodes: 311
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.
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Season 1
Episodes: 12E01
Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
Air Date: 1986-06-23
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
E02
Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
Air Date: 1986-06-30
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away fro...
E03
Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
Air Date: 1986-07-07
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
E04
The Unknown Chaplin (1)
Air Date: 1986-07-14
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
E05
The Unknown Chaplin (2)
Air Date: 1986-07-21
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
E06
The Unknown Chaplin (3)
Air Date: 1986-07-28
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
E07
Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
Air Date: 1986-08-04
A biography of Billie Holiday, one of America's most unique and emotional jazz singers and the tragic end of her life...
E08
James Levine: A Life in Music
Air Date: 1986-08-11
The musical career of the long-time conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera as reflected by following his nor...
E09
Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
Air Date: 1986-08-18
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
E10
Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
Air Date: 1986-08-25
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
E11
Georgia O'Keeffe
Air Date: 1986-09-01
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
E12
Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
Air Date: 1986-09-08
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