This film takes the audience on a year-long ride with Joan Rivers in her 76th year of life; it peels away the mask of an iconic comedian, laying bare both the struggle and thrill of living life as a ground-breaking female performer.
Aired: Dec 27, 2013Filmmaker Shane Salerno reveals Salinger's private world: how WW II influence...
2. Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Aired: Jan 21, 2014Examine the dramatic life of writer/activist Alice Walker, author of The Colo...
Aired: Feb 7, 2014Chronicling the largest environmental movement of the 20th century, the film ...
4. Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
Aired: Apr 22, 2014Co-founder of The Paris Review, George Plimpton (1927-2003) was a fascinated ...
5. Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
Aired: May 16, 2014Le Clercq's friend describes the lack of respect the former ballerina was sho...
6. Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
Aired: Jun 20, 2014Her photo Migrant Mother is one of the most recognized images in the world, a...
7. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Aired: Aug 29, 2014This film takes the audience on a year-long ride with Joan Rivers in her 76th...
Aired: Sep 23, 2014The baby boomer generation (1946-1964) has significantly and uniquely changed...
Aired: Sep 23, 2014American Masters looks at one of the most prolific entertainers in history; B...
Aired: Dec 2, 2014American Masters looks at one of the most prolific entertainers in history; B...
Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres:Documentary, Music, History, Biography
