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Series · 1986–Returning

American Masters

7.0·40 seasons·313 episodes·90 min avg.·United States of America

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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Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'Up next
Jun 23, 1986·7.0

A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.

02
Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
Jun 30, 1986

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

03
Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
Jul 7, 1986·8.0

A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.

04
The Unknown Chaplin (1)
Jul 14, 1986

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

05
The Unknown Chaplin (2)
The Unknown Chaplin (2)
Jul 21, 1986

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

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The Unknown Chaplin (3)
The Unknown Chaplin (3)
Jul 28, 1986

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

07
Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
Aug 4, 1986

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.

08
James Levine: A Life in Music
Aug 11, 1986

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.

09
Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
Aug 18, 1986

One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.

10
Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
Aug 25, 1986·9.0

The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.

11
Georgia O'Keeffe
Sep 1, 1986

A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.

12
Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
Sep 8, 1986

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