Susan Lacy
Director
American Masters (1986)
Season 23
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
S23E1 - Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About
The work of the American dance pioneer and choreographer who brought ballet techniques to the Broadway stage.
Feb. 18, 2009, midnight
S23E2 - Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Scott Hicks' acclaimed 2007 film on a year in the life of the modern experimental composer.
April 8, 2009, midnight
S23E3 - Hollywood Chinese
From the first Chinese-American film produced in 1916, to Ang Lee's triumphant Brokeback Mountain nine decades later, this films brings together a group of actors, writers, directors -- and iconic film images -- to examine Chinese contributions to an industry that was often ignorant and dismissive about race. Such artists as Wayne Wang, Joan Chen, David Henry Hwang, Nancy Kwan and Amy Tan share their experiences of being "the other." These stories and film clips from more than 90 films -- some dating back to the 1890s -- weave a rich tapestry and complex history.
May 27, 2009, midnight
S23E4 - Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
The work of the legendary rock musician and his artistic and intellectual transitions over the decades.
June 10, 2009, midnight
S23E5 - Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
A retrospective on the famed radio personality and author centering on A Prairie Home Companion.
July 1, 2009, midnight
S23E6 - Trumbo
An account of Dalton Trumbo, a powerful motion picture screenwriter who refused to succumb to the stigma of the Hollywood "blacklist" and rose to prominence once again.
Sept. 2, 2009, midnight
S23E7 - Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
The folk music career of Joan Baez and the progressive movements she both participated in and influenced.
Oct. 14, 2009, midnight
S23E8 - Louisa May Alcott: the Woman Behind 'Little Women'
The author of 'Little Women' is an almost universally recognized name whose reputation as a morally upstanding New England spinster masked a literary double life.
Dec. 28, 2009, 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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