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American Masters

American Masters

1986 - 2025

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

23rd June 1986
Episode 1
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.

Philip Johnson, Self Portrait

30th June 1986
Episode 2
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.

Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory

7th July 1986
Episode 3
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.

The Unknown Chaplin (1)

14th July 1986
Episode 4
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

The Unknown Chaplin (2)

21st July 1986
Episode 5
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

The Unknown Chaplin (3)

28th July 1986
Episode 6
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day

4th August 1986
Episode 7
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.

James Levine: A Life in Music

11th August 1986
Episode 8
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.

Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait

18th August 1986
Episode 9
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.

Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait

25th August 1986
Episode 10
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.

Georgia O'Keeffe

1st September 1986
Episode 11
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.

Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts

8th September 1986
Episode 12
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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.

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Susan Lacy

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Michael Kantor

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