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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.
Susan Lacy
June 23, 1986 • 90m
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
June 30, 1986 • 90m
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
July 7, 1986 • 90m
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
July 14, 1986 • 90m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
July 21, 1986 • 90m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
July 28, 1986 • 90m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
August 4, 1986 • 90m
A biography of Billie Holiday, one of America's most unique and emotional jazz singers and the tragic end of her life at an early age.
August 11, 1986 • 90m
The musical career of the long-time conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera as reflected by following his normal working day on camera.
August 18, 1986 • 90m
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
August 25, 1986 • 90m
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
September 1, 1986 • 90m
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
September 8, 1986 • 90m
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