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American Masters

40 seasons · 1986 · Ongoing

★★★★★3.5

Documentary

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

Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'

S01 · E01 Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'June 23, 1986

Philip Johnson, Self Portrait

S01 · E02 Philip Johnson, Self PortraitJune 30, 1986

Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory

S01 · E03 Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of MemoryJuly 7, 1986

The Unknown Chaplin (1)

S01 · E04 The Unknown Chaplin (1)July 14, 1986

S01 · E05 The Unknown Chaplin (2)July 21, 1986

S01 · E06 The Unknown Chaplin (3)July 28, 1986

Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day

S01 · E07 Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady DayAugust 4, 1986

James Levine: A Life in Music

S01 · E08 James Levine: A Life in MusicAugust 11, 1986

Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait

S01 · E09 Aaron Copland: A Self PortraitAugust 18, 1986

Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait

S01 · E10 Thomas Eakins: A Motion PortraitAugust 25, 1986

Georgia O'Keeffe

S01 · E11 Georgia O'KeeffeSeptember 1, 1986

Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts

S01 · E12 Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of GhostsSeptember 8, 1986