American Masters
★ 7.3•1986•40 Seasons•
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
1. Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
90mA behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
Aired: 6/23/1986
2. Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
90mOne of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
Aired: 6/30/1986
3. Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
90mA biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
Aired: 7/7/1986
4. The Unknown Chaplin (1)
90mAn in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
Aired: 7/14/1986No Preview
5. The Unknown Chaplin (2)
90mAn in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
Aired: 7/21/1986No Preview
6. The Unknown Chaplin (3)
90mAn in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
Aired: 7/28/1986
7. Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
90mA 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.
Aired: 8/4/1986
8. James Levine: A Life in Music
90mThe musical career of the long-time conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera as reflected by following his normal working day on camera.
Aired: 8/11/1986
9. Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
90mOne of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
Aired: 8/18/1986
10. Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
90mThe strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
Aired: 8/25/1986
11. Georgia O'Keeffe
90mA profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
Aired: 9/1/1986
12. Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
90mNo overview available.
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