Susan Lacy
Director
American Masters (1986)
Season 1
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.
Released June 23, 1986
Episode 90 min
14+
Genres: Biography, Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.biography, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.art-documentary, tmdb.people, imdb.music-documentary, imdb.reenactment + 3 more, tmdb.art, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Watch Providers: PBS, PBS, Spectrum On Demand, KQED, Thirteen + 2 more, WETA+, WETA+
Production Companies: Eagle Rock Entertainment, Thirteen
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
June 23, 1986, midnight
S1E2 - Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
June 30, 1986, midnight
S1E3 - Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
July 7, 1986, midnight
S1E4 - The Unknown Chaplin (1)
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
July 14, 1986, midnight
S1E5 - The Unknown Chaplin (2)
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
July 21, 1986, midnight
S1E6 - The Unknown Chaplin (3)
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
July 28, 1986, midnight
S1E7 - Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
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.
Aug. 4, 1986, midnight
S1E8 - James Levine: A Life in Music
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.
Aug. 11, 1986, midnight
S1E9 - Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
Aug. 18, 1986, midnight
S1E10 - Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
Aug. 25, 1986, midnight
S1E11 - Georgia O'Keeffe
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
Sept. 1, 1986, midnight
S1E12 - Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
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Sept. 8, 1986, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 90 min.
Season Runtime: 27630 min.
Released: June 23, 1986
Last Air Date: Oct. 15, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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