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. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Aired: Mar 3, 2020Musicians, scholars, family and friends reflect on the life of jazzer Miles D...
Aired: Jun 16, 2020 The life and career of groundbreaking writer, performer and subversive star M...
Aired: Jun 1, 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's life, her works, and the themes...
Aired: Jul 10, 2020 Six women trailblazers help shape American politics at the turn of the 20th c...
5. Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
Aired: Oct 20, 2020The life and times of radio commentator and syndicated newspaper gossip colum...
6. Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
Aired: Oct 23, 2020The life and career of Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Franc...
7. Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
Aired: Dec 4, 2020Between 1980-1990, Keith Haring became an art world celebrity and a pop cultu...
8. Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Aired: Dec 29, 2020An unlikely author who helped shape American ideas of the frontier. A Midwest...
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Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary, Music, History, Biography
