Episode 1
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1h 30m
A chronicle of the clash between two film-making legends when they tried to work together in the 1940s.
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TV series
American Masters
1986TV-1440 seasons7.0 / 10
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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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.
Season 14 episodes
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Episode 2
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
1h 30m
A presentation of the award-winning PBS series American Masters, Norman Rockwell: Painting America etches a warm and indelible portrait of one of America's most beloved artists.
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Episode 3
Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
1h 30m
Profile of the well-known jazz singer, from early band performances and "scat" to her solo career.
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Episode 4
Paul Taylor: Dancemaker
1h 30m
The story of a choreographer who contributed much to the style of American performance dance in the modern era.
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Episode 5
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
1h 30m
A biography of one of the first African-American actors to regularly star in mainstream movies.
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Episode 6
Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso
1h 30m
An installment on the violin master with comments from his musical colleagues.
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Episode 7
The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation
1h 30mfinale
A chronicle of the artistic expression of the counter-culture movement.
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More about American Masters
Cast
Scarlett JohanssonSelf
Goran VišnjićRobert Capa (voice)
Patsy ClineSelf (archive footage)
Maya AngelouSelf
Sidney LumetSelf
Oprah WinfreySelf
CommonSelf
Bill ClintonSelfCredits
- Created by
- Susan Lacy
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 311
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
PBSUnited States
Eagle Rock EntertainmentUnited Kingdom
ThirteenUnited States
Themes
artbiographypeople
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