American Masters
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
1Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
90 minJun 23, 1986
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
2Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
90 minJun 30, 1986
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
3Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
90 minJul 7, 1986
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
4The Unknown Chaplin (1)
90 minJul 14, 1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
5The Unknown Chaplin (2)
90 minJul 21, 1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
6The Unknown Chaplin (3)
90 minJul 28, 1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
7Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
90 minAug 4, 1986
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.
8James Levine: A Life in Music
90 minAug 11, 1986
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.
9Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
90 minAug 18, 1986
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
10Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
90 minAug 25, 1986
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
11Georgia O'Keeffe
90 minSep 1, 1986
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
12Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
90 minSep 8, 1986
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