Susan Lacy
Director
American Masters (1986)
Season 17
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, KQED, Thirteen, WETA+WETA+
Production Companies: Eagle Rock Entertainment, Thirteen
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S17E1 - Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving
An up-close look at the songs and lifestyle of the popular country western personality.
Oct. 2, 2002, midnight
S17E2 - Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
A biography of the influential actor and director of silent film classics and his contributions to character expression and make-up effects.
Oct. 30, 2002, midnight
S17E3 - Juilliard
A retrospective on the history and work of the famous American school for academic mastery of the performing arts.
Jan. 29, 2003, midnight
S17E4 - Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution
Portrait of an American woman who helped pioneer the fresher and simpler cuisine that emerged in California in the later 1970s.
March 19, 2003, midnight
S17E5 - Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind
The life of the folk singer and songwriting artist and the evolution of her work over three decades.
April 2, 2003, midnight
S17E6 - Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Biography of the legendary blues player from the deep South who's music contributed to the origins of rock-and-roll.
April 23, 2003, midnight
S17E7 - Robert Capa: In Love and War
A documentary on the famous war photographer and the life he led.
May 28, 2003, midnight
S17E8 - The Education of Gore Vidal
A spotlight on the eclectic and often humorous American writer and his many accomplishments.
July 30, 2003, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 90 min.
Season Runtime: 27720 min.
Released: June 23, 1986
Last Air Date: Dec. 12, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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