Episode 1
Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving
1h 30m
An up-close look at the songs and lifestyle of the popular country western personality.
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TV series
American Masters
1986TV-1441 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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Not streaming in United States
Checked Sep 1, 2026
American Masters premiered June 23, 1986. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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 17 episodes
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Episode 2
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
1h 30m
A biography of the influential actor and director of silent film classics and his contributions to character expression and make-up effects.
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Episode 3
Juilliard
1h 30m
A retrospective on the history and work of the famous American school for academic mastery of the performing arts.
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Episode 4
Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution
1h 30m
Portrait of an American woman who helped pioneer the fresher and simpler cuisine that emerged in California in the later 1970s.
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Episode 5
Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind
1h 30m
The life of the folk singer and songwriting artist and the evolution of her work over three decades.
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Episode 6
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
1h 30m
Biography of the legendary blues player from the deep South who's music contributed to the origins of rock-and-roll.
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Episode 7
Robert Capa: In Love and War
1h 30m
A documentary on the famous war photographer and the life he led.
Episode credits
Guest stars Goran Višnjić
Episode 8
The Education of Gore Vidal
1h 30mfinale
A spotlight on the eclectic and often humorous American writer and his many accomplishments.
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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
- 315
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
PBSUnited States
Eagle Rock EntertainmentUnited Kingdom
ThirteenUnited States
Themes
artbiographypeople