Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Since its premiere in 1986, this Emmy-winning documentary series has presented hundreds of hours comprising profiles of outstanding American cultural artists. Past subjects have included Charlie Chaplin, Helen Hayes, pop icon Andy Warhol, singer Billie Holiday, and Composer and Conductor Leonard Bernstein.
1. Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About
Aired: Feb 18, 2009Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz was born in New York on October 11, 1918 and raised ...
2. Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Aired: Apr 8, 2009Allowed unprecedented access to Philip Glass' working process, filmmaker Scot...
Aired: May 27, 2009 From the sexed-up Suzie Wong to the Kung Fu fighting Bruce Lee, American Mast...
4. Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
Aired: Jun 10, 2009Told in Young's own words, the film weaves hours of exclusive interviews with...
5. Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
Aired: Jul 1, 2009Widely admired and regarded as 'a modern day Mark Twain', Garrison Keillor ha...
Aired: Sep 2, 2009 What the Stalin-stooges actually said at the time of the Hollywood Blacklist ...
7. Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
Aired: Oct 14, 2009American Masters explores fifty years of folk legend and human rights activis...
8. Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women'
Aired: Dec 28, 2009Louisa May Alcott, author of 'Little Women,' leads a literary double life, wr...
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Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary, Music, History, Biography
