American Masters
This long-running PBS series presents biography-style documentaries about influential American artists and cultural figures, from writers and musicians to filmmakers and performers. Each episode explores a subject’s life, work, and lasting impact through interviews, commentary, and archival material.
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Season 17
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E1
Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving
An up-close look at the songs and lifestyle of the popular country western personality.
Oct 2, 2002 · 84m -
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E2
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 -
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E3
Juilliard
A retrospective on the history and work of the famous American school for academic mastery of the performing arts.
Jan 29, 2003 -
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E4
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.
Mar 19, 2003 · 53m -
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E5
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.
Apr 2, 2003 · 92m -
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E6
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.
Apr 23, 2003 · 51m -
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E7
Robert Capa: In Love and War
A documentary on the famous war photographer and the life he led.
May 28, 2003 · 90m -
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E8
The Education of Gore Vidal
A spotlight on the eclectic and often humorous American writer and his many accomplishments.
Jul 30, 2003 · 84m