American Masters

7.3(24)|1986-06-23|40 seasons, 311 episodes

Documentary

Overview

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.

Episodes

S1E1 · 1986-06-23 · 90m

Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'

7.0

A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.

S1E2 · 1986-06-30 · 90m

Philip Johnson, Self Portrait

One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.

S1E3 · 1986-07-07 · 90m

Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory

8.0

A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.

S1E4 · 1986-07-14 · 90m

The Unknown Chaplin (1)

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

S1E5 · 1986-07-21 · 90m

The Unknown Chaplin (2)

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

S1E6 · 1986-07-28 · 90m

The Unknown Chaplin (3)

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

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