American Masters

  • Premiered: Jun 1986
  • Episodes: 298
  • Followers: 25
  • Running
  • PBS
  • Monday at 21
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
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Air date
Jun 23, 1986
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
1x2
Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
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Jun 30, 1986
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
1x3
Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
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Jul 07, 1986
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
1x4
The Unknown Chaplin (1)
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Air date
Jul 14, 1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
1x5
The Unknown Chaplin (2)
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Air date
Jul 21, 1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
1x6
The Unknown Chaplin (3)
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Air date
Jul 28, 1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
1x7
Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
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Air date
Aug 04, 1986
A 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. Her story and career are portrayed through rare .. show full overview
1x8
James Levine: A Life in Music
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Air date
Aug 11, 1986
The musical career of the long-time conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera as reflected by following his normal working day on camera.
1x9
Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
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Air date
Aug 18, 1986
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
1x10
Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
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Air date
Aug 25, 1986
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
1x11
Georgia O'Keeffe
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Sep 01, 1986
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
1x12 Season finale
Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
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Air date
Sep 08, 1986
An examination of the life and work of the intellectually serious and talented playwright and his impact on the world of theater.

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