American Masters (1986)
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.
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Episode 1 - Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
Release Date: 1998-10-28Chronicle of the achievements of the noted composer and conductor of popular and classical music.
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Episode 2 - The Line King: Al Hirschfeld
Release Date: 1999-01-06An in-depth look at the famous art and caricatures of Al Hirschfeld.
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Episode 3 - Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Release Date: 1999-02-24Documentary about the life of Paul Robeson: actor, scholar, and rights activist.
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Episode 4 - Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius
Release Date: 1999-04-07The boundaries broken by the innovative experimental artist.
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Episode 5 - The Lives of Lillian Hellman
Release Date: 1999-06-30The politics and writings of the noted 20th century woman.
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Episode 6 - Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer
Release Date: 1999-06-30A profile of an author as mysterious as some of his well-known detective stories.
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Episode 7 - Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley
Release Date: 1999-08-18A story of the women who created some of Broadway's most memorable songs.