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 9
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E1
Rediscovering Will Rogers
The life of the famed commentator on the American condition and his style of humor.
Nov 30, 1994 · 60m -
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E2
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
The plays of a master of portraying human relations and the shades of love and hate.
Dec 19, 1994 · 97m -
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E3
Placido Domingo: A Musical Life
The rise of one of the world's most powerful and accomplished tenors and his great performances.
Feb 15, 1995 -
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E4
Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul
An examination of the author's life and a look at the specifics of some of his written works.
Mar 22, 1995 · 60m
