American Masters

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  • Premiered: Jun 1986
  • Episodes: 312
  • Followers: 26
  • Running
  • PBS
  • Monday at 21
  • Documentary

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Season 3
3x1
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
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Air date
Jul 11, 1988
The famed career of the silent movie actress and an examination of the role of women in film during that era of American cinema.
3x2
A Duke Named Ellington
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Air date
Jul 18, 1988
Detailed biography of the renowned jazz performer/conductor Duke Ellington and his band, including his easy-going grace and sophistication.
3x3
Andre Kertész of The Cities
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Air date
Aug 08, 1988
A retrospective of the urban photography of Andre Kertesz, told by tracking him in the final years before his death.
3x4
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
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Air date
Aug 22, 1988
Franklin's life - from gospel to Grammy Awards.
3x5
Rivera in America
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Air date
Aug 29, 1988
The murals and politics of the famed Mexican artist Diego Rivera.
3x6
Saint Gaudens: Masque of the Golden Bowl
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Air date
Sep 05, 1988
A dramatic recreation of the work and career of a renowned sculptor.
3x7 Season finale
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of Group Theatre
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Air date
Jun 26, 1989
In 1931, 3 young idealists, Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg, were inspired by a passionate dream of transforming the American theater. This is the story of "method" acting.

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