Episode 1
Rediscovering Will Rogers
1h 30m
The life of the famed commentator on the American condition and his style of humor.
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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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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 9 episodes
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Episode 2
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1h 30m
The plays of a master of portraying human relations and the shades of love and hate.
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Episode 3
Placido Domingo: A Musical Life
1h 30m
The rise of one of the world's most powerful and accomplished tenors and his great performances.
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Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul
1h 30m7.0 / 10finale
An examination of the author's life and a look at the specifics of some of his written works.
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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