American Masters
1986 · 40 seasons · 311 episodes · 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.
Seasons
40 seasons · 311 episodes- 1
Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
23 Jun 1986 1h 30m
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
- 2
Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
30 Jun 1986 1h 30m
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
- 3
Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
7 Jul 1986 1h 30m
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
- 4
The Unknown Chaplin (1)
14 Jul 1986 1h 30m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
- 5
The Unknown Chaplin (2)
21 Jul 1986 1h 30m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
- 6
The Unknown Chaplin (3)
28 Jul 1986 1h 30m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
- 7
Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
4 Aug 1986 1h 30m
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.
- 8
James Levine: A Life in Music
11 Aug 1986 1h 30m
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.
- 9
Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
18 Aug 1986 1h 30m
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
- 10
Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
25 Aug 1986 1h 30m
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
- 11
Georgia O'Keeffe
1 Sept 1986 1h 30m
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
- 12
Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
8 Sept 1986 1h 30m
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