American Masters
1986 · 40 seasons · 311 episodes · Returning Series · PBS
Documentary
TMDB 7.0 · 25 votes
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.
Episodes
- S01E01Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'1986-06-2390m
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
- S01E02Philip Johnson, Self Portrait1986-06-3090m
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
- S01E03Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory1986-07-0790m
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
- S01E04The Unknown Chaplin (1)1986-07-1490m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
- S01E05The Unknown Chaplin (2)1986-07-2190m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
- S01E06The Unknown Chaplin (3)1986-07-2890m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
- S01E07Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day1986-08-0490m
A biography of Billie Holiday, one of America's most unique and emotional jazz singers and the tragic end of her life at an early age.
- S01E08James Levine: A Life in Music1986-08-1190m
The musical career of the long-time conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera as reflected by following his normal working day on camera.
- S01E09Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait1986-08-1890m
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
- S01E10Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait1986-08-2590m
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
- S01E11Georgia O'Keeffe1986-09-0190m
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
- S01E12Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts1986-09-0890m
