Prior to the 1960s, there were virtually no outlets for the wealth of black theatrical talent in America. Playwrights writing realistically about the black experience could not get their work produced.
1. Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Aired: Jul 6, 1987Presents a biography of Nobel Prize winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer as h...
Aired: Jul 13, 1987 A tribute to director William Wyler consisting of interviews and excerpts fro...
Aired: Jul 20, 1987 A 100th anniversary tribute to the famous virtuoso pianist, Arthur Rubinstein.
4. Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis: Nik and Murray
Aired: Jul 27, 1987The modern dance choreographers Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis jointly and i...
Aired: Aug 24, 1987 George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn in 1898, the second of four children fro...
6. Maurice Sendak: Mon Cher Papa
Aired: Aug 31, 1987Best known for, "Where the Wild Thins Are", Maurice Sendak has spent the past...
Aired: Sep 14, 1987 Prior to the 1960s, there were virtually no outlets for the wealth of black t...
8. Unanswered Prayers: The Life and Times of Truman Capote
Aired: Sep 21, 1987Throughout his career, Truman Capote remained one of America's most controver...
9. The Algonquin Round Table: The Ten Year Lunch
Aired: Sep 28, 1987Surely one of the most profound and outrageous influences on the times follow...
10. Buster Keaton: Hard Act to Follow
Aired: Nov 18, 1987A look at Buster Keaton, an early star of film comedies.
Creators
Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary, Music, History, Biography
