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
1Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
90 minOct 28, 1998
Chronicle of the achievements of the noted composer and conductor of popular and classical music.
2The Line King: Al Hirschfeld
90 minJan 6, 1999
An in-depth look at the famous art and caricatures of Al Hirschfeld.
3Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
90 minFeb 24, 1999
Documentary about the life of Paul Robeson: actor, scholar, and rights activist.
4Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius
90 minApr 7, 1999
The boundaries broken by the innovative experimental artist.
5The Lives of Lillian Hellman
90 minJun 30, 1999
The politics and writings of the noted 20th century woman.
6Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer
90 minJun 30, 1999
A profile of an author as mysterious as some of his well-known detective stories.
7Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley
90 minAug 18, 1999
A story of the women who created some of Broadway's most memorable songs.
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