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Season 39 Feb 21, 2025
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39 - 1The Disappearance of Miss Scott Feb 21, 2025 -
39 - 2LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Apr 01, 2025 -
39 - 3Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse Apr 15, 2025
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39 - 4Janis Ian: Breaking Silence Jun 20, 2025
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39 - 5Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny Jun 27, 2025
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Season 38 Jan 02, 2024
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38 - 1HOPPER: An American Love Story Jan 02, 2024 -
38 - 2Moynihan Mar 29, 2024 -
38 - 3The Incomparable Mr. Buckley Apr 02, 2024 -
38 - 4Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames Aug 28, 2024 -
38 - 5Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined Sep 17, 2024 -
38 - 6Renegades: Daniel K. Inouye Oct 08, 2024 -
38 - 7Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around Dec 16, 2024
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Season 37 Jan 24, 2023
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37 - 1Roberta Flack Jan 24, 2023 -
37 - 2Dr. Tony Fauci Mar 21, 2023 -
37 - 3In the Making Mar 24, 2023 -
37 - 4Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV May 16, 2023 -
37 - 5Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll Jun 02, 2023 -
37 - 6Jerry Brown: The Disrupter Sep 15, 2023 -
37 - 7Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely Sep 22, 2023 -
37 - 8A Song for Cesar Sep 29, 2023 -
37 - 9Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Oct 06, 2023
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Season 36 Jan 11, 2022
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36 - 1Ailey Jan 11, 2022 -
36 - 2Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands Feb 08, 2022 -
36 - 3Waterman – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha May 10, 2022 -
36 - 4Joe Papp in Five Acts Jun 03, 2022 -
36 - 5Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road Jun 14, 2022 -
36 - 6Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On Nov 22, 2022 -
36 - 7The Adventures of Saul Bellow Dec 12, 2022 -
36 - 8Groucho & Cavett Dec 27, 2022
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Season 35 Jan 18, 2021
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35 - 1How It Feels To Be Free Jan 18, 2021 -
35 - 2Flannery Mar 23, 2021 -
35 - 3Twyla Moves Mar 26, 2021 -
35 - 4Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story Apr 02, 2021 -
35 - 5Oliver Sacks: His Own Life Apr 09, 2021 -
35 - 6Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir May 03, 2021 -
35 - 7Ballerina Boys Jun 04, 2021 -
35 - 8Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away Jul 27, 2021 -
35 - 9Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It Oct 05, 2021 -
35 - 10Becoming Helen Keller Oct 19, 2021
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Season 34 Mar 03, 2020
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34 - 1Miles Davis Birth of the Cool Mar 03, 2020 -
34 - 2Mae West: Dirty Blonde Jun 16, 2020 -
34 - 3Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Jun 01, 2020 -
34 - 4Unladylike2020: The Changemakers Jul 10, 2020 -
34 - 5Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip Oct 20, 2020 -
34 - 6Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is Oct 23, 2020 -
34 - 7Keith Haring: Street Art Boy Dec 04, 2020 -
34 - 8Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page Dec 29, 2020
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Season 33 Jan 02, 2019
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33 - 1Decoding Watson Jan 02, 2019 -
33 - 2Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me Feb 19, 2019 -
33 - 3Charley Pride Feb 22, 2019 -
33 - 4Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives Mar 01, 2019 -
33 - 5Joseph Pulitzer: Voice Of The People Apr 12, 2019 -
33 - 6Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable Apr 19, 2019 -
33 - 7Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life Jun 14, 2019 -
33 - 8Robert Shaw -- Man of Many Voices Jun 21, 2019 -
33 - 9Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin Aug 02, 2019 -
33 - 10Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage Sep 13, 2019 -
33 - 11Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous Oct 25, 2019 -
33 - 12N. Scott Momaday: Words From a Bear Nov 18, 2019
32
Season 32 Jan 19, 2018
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32 - 1Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart Jan 19, 2018 -
32 - 2Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story May 18, 2018 -
32 - 3Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” Jul 23, 2018 -
32 - 4Artists Flight: Eva Hesse Aug 31, 2018 -
32 - 5Artists Flight: Everybody Knows…Elizabeth Murray Sep 07, 2018 -
32 - 6Andrew Wyeth Sep 07, 2018 -
32 - 7Basquiat: Rage to Riches Sep 14, 2018 -
32 - 8Itzhak Perlman Oct 14, 2018
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Season 31 Jan 03, 2017
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31 - 1By Sidney Lumet Jan 03, 2017 -
31 - 2Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Feb 21, 2017 -
31 - 3Patsy Cline Mar 01, 2017 -
31 - 4James Beard: America’s First Foodie May 19, 2017 -
31 - 5Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft May 26, 2017 -
31 - 6Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny Sep 01, 2017 -
31 - 7Tyrus Sep 08, 2017 -
31 - 8Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive Oct 30, 2017 -
31 - 9Inspiring Woman Web Series Nov 08, 2017 -
31 - 10This is Bob Hope Nov 13, 2017
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Season 30 Jan 29, 2016
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30 - 1Mike Nichols Jan 29, 2016 -
30 - 2B.B. King: The Life of Riley Feb 12, 2016 -
30 - 3Carole King: Natural Woman Feb 19, 2016 -
30 - 4Fats Domino and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll Feb 26, 2016 -
30 - 5Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl Mar 04, 2016 -
30 - 6Janis: Little Girl Blue May 03, 2016 -
30 - 7The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End May 27, 2016 -
30 - 8Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Oct 25, 2016 -
30 - 9Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future Dec 27, 2016
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Season 29 Jan 23, 2015
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29 - 1Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice Jan 23, 2015 -
29 - 2August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand Feb 20, 2015 -
29 - 3Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler Apr 16, 2015 -
29 - 4American Ballet Theatre: A History May 15, 2015 -
29 - 5Harper Lee Jul 10, 2015 -
29 - 6Althea Sep 04, 2015 -
29 - 7Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey Sep 18, 2015 -
29 - 8The Women's List Sep 25, 2015
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Season 28 Dec 27, 2013
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28 - 1Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love Dec 27, 2013 -
28 - 2Salinger Jan 21, 2014 -
28 - 3Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth Feb 07, 2014 -
28 - 4A Fierce Green Fire Apr 22, 2014 -
28 - 5Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself May 16, 2014 -
28 - 6Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun Jun 20, 2014 -
28 - 7Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning Aug 29, 2014 -
28 - 8Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work Sep 23, 2014 -
28 - 9The Boomer List Sep 23, 2014 -
28 - 10Bing Crosby Rediscovered Dec 02, 2014
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Season 27 Feb 22, 2013
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27 - 1Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll Feb 22, 2013 -
27 - 2Philip Roth: Unmasked Mar 29, 2013 -
27 - 3Mel Brooks: Make a Noise May 20, 2013 -
27 - 4Billie Jean King Sep 10, 2013 -
27 - 5Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' Nov 05, 2013
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Season 26 Jan 23, 2012
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26 - 1Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune Jan 23, 2012 -
26 - 2Cab Calloway: Sketches Feb 27, 2012 -
26 - 3Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel Apr 02, 2012 -
26 - 4Harper Lee: Hey, Boo Apr 02, 2012 -
26 - 5Johnny Carson: King of Late Night May 14, 2012 -
26 - 6The Day Carl Sandburg Died Sep 24, 2012 -
26 - 7Inventing David Geffen Nov 20, 2012 -
26 - 8Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance Dec 28, 2012
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Season 25 Jan 12, 2011
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25 - 1Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides Jan 12, 2011 -
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25 - 3John Muir in the New World Apr 18, 2011 -
25 - 4James Levine: America's Maestro Jun 01, 2011 -
25 - 5Pearl Jam Twenty Oct 21, 2011 -
25 - 6Bill T. Jones: A Good Man Nov 11, 2011 -
25 - 7Woody Allen: A Documentary (1) Nov 20, 2011 -
25 - 8Woody Allen: A Documentary (2) Nov 21, 2011
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25 - 9Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter Dec 29, 2011
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Season 24 Jan 11, 2010
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24 - 1Sam Cooke: Crossing Over Jan 11, 2010 -
24 - 2I.M. Pei: Building China Modern Mar 31, 2010 -
24 - 3The Doors: When You're Strange May 12, 2010 -
24 - 4Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself Jun 21, 2010 -
24 - 5Cachao: Uno Más Sep 20, 2010 -
24 - 6A Letter to Elia Oct 04, 2010 -
24 - 7Lennon NYC Nov 22, 2010 -
24 - 8Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Dec 27, 2010
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Season 23 Feb 18, 2009
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23 - 1Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About Feb 18, 2009 -
23 - 2Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts Apr 08, 2009 -
23 - 3Hollywood Chinese May 27, 2009 -
23 - 4Neil Young: Don't Be Denied Jun 10, 2009 -
23 - 5 -
23 - 6Trumbo Sep 02, 2009 -
23 - 7Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound Oct 14, 2009 -
23 - 8Louisa May Alcott: the Woman Behind 'Little Women' Dec 28, 2009
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Season 22 Feb 27, 2008
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22 - 1Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Feb 27, 2008 -
22 - 2Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun Apr 09, 2008 -
22 - 3Marvin Gaye: What's Going On May 07, 2008 -
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22 - 7
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22 - 8
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22 - 9The Brothers Warner Sep 25, 2008
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Season 21 Apr 04, 2007
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21 - 1Novel Reflections on the American Dream Apr 04, 2007 -
21 - 2Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built Apr 11, 2007 -
21 - 3Les Paul: Chasing Sound Jul 11, 2007 -
21 - 4David Hockney: The Colors of Music Jul 18, 2007 -
21 - 5John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature Jul 25, 2007 -
21 - 6Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends Sep 12, 2007 -
21 - 7Orozco: Man of Fire Sep 19, 2007 -
21 - 8Good Ol' Charles Schulz Oct 29, 2007 -
21 - 9Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character Nov 05, 2007
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Season 20 May 10, 2006
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20 - 1John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend May 10, 2006 -
20 - 2The World of Nat King Cole May 17, 2006 -
20 - 3Woodie Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home Jul 12, 2006 -
20 - 4Marilyn Monroe: Still Life Jul 19, 2006 -
20 - 5Walter Cronkite: Witness to History Jul 26, 2006 -
20 - 6Andy Warhol: A Documentary (Part 1) Sep 20, 2006 -
20 - 7Andy Warhol: A Documentary (Part 2) Sep 21, 2006 -
20 - 8Sketches of Frank Gehry Sep 27, 2006 -
20 - 9Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens Jan 03, 2007
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Season 19 May 11, 2005
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19 - 1James Dean: Sense Memories May 11, 2005 -
19 - 2Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice Jun 29, 2005 -
19 - 3George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Jul 13, 2005 -
19 - 4Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned Jul 20, 2005 -
19 - 5Willa Cather: The Road is All Sep 07, 2005 -
19 - 6Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea Sep 14, 2005 -
19 - 7Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (1) Sep 26, 2005 -
19 - 8Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (2) Sep 27, 2005
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Season 18 Sep 03, 2003
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18 - 1Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist Sep 03, 2003 -
18 - 2James Brown: Soul Survivor Oct 29, 2003 -
18 - 3Cary Grant: A Class Apart Jan 07, 2004 -
18 - 4Balanchine Jan 14, 2004 -
18 - 5Judy Garland: By Myself Feb 25, 2004 -
18 - 6 -
18 - 7Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues Jun 23, 2004 -
18 - 8Julia! America's Favorite Chef Aug 18, 2004
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Season 17 Oct 02, 2002
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17 - 1Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving Oct 02, 2002 -
17 - 2Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces Oct 30, 2002 -
17 - 3Juilliard Jan 29, 2003 -
17 - 4Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution Mar 19, 2003 -
17 - 5Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind Apr 02, 2003 -
17 - 6Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied Apr 23, 2003 -
17 - 7Robert Capa: In Love and War May 28, 2003 -
17 - 8The Education of Gore Vidal Jul 30, 2003
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Season 16 Oct 07, 2001
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16 - 1Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies Oct 07, 2001 -
16 - 2F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams Oct 14, 2001 -
16 - 3Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds Oct 21, 2001 -
16 - 4Quincy Jones: In the Pocket Nov 18, 2001 -
16 - 5Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records Nov 28, 2001 -
16 - 6Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance Dec 16, 2001 -
16 - 7Ralph Ellison: An American Journey Feb 19, 2002 -
16 - 8Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer Mar 01, 2002
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Season 15 Sep 27, 2000
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15 - 1Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows Sep 27, 2000 -
15 - 2Mailer On Mailer Oct 04, 2000 -
15 - 3On Cukor Nov 22, 2000 -
15 - 4Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy Dec 03, 2000 -
15 - 5Bob Marley: Rebel Music Feb 14, 2001 -
15 - 6A Conversation with Gregory Peck Apr 09, 2001 -
15 - 7Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye Apr 16, 2001 -
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Season 14 Nov 01, 1999
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14 - 1Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood Nov 01, 1999 -
14 - 2Norman Rockwell: Painting America Nov 24, 1999 -
14 - 3Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For Dec 08, 1999 -
14 - 4Paul Taylor: Dancemaker Jan 05, 2000 -
14 - 5Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light Feb 02, 2000 -
14 - 6Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso Apr 13, 2000 -
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Season 13 Oct 28, 1998
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13 - 1Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note Oct 28, 1998 -
13 - 2The Line King: Al Hirschfeld Jan 06, 1999 -
13 - 3Paul Robeson: Here I Stand Feb 24, 1999 -
13 - 4Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius Apr 07, 1999 -
13 - 5The Lives of Lillian Hellman Jun 30, 1999 -
13 - 6Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer Jun 30, 1999 -
13 - 7Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley Aug 18, 1999
12
Season 12 Sep 17, 1997
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12 - 1The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg Sep 17, 1997 -
12 - 2Vaudeville Nov 26, 1997 -
12 - 3Billy Wilder: the Human Comedy Feb 04, 1998
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12 - 4Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart Apr 29, 1998 -
12 - 5Don Hewitt: 90 Minutes on 60 Minutes May 01, 1998 -
12 - 6Alexander Calder Jun 17, 1998
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Season 11 Nov 25, 1996
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11 - 1Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice Nov 25, 1996 -
11 - 2Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter Dec 10, 1996 -
11 - 3Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde Apr 09, 1997 -
11 - 4Jack Paar: As I Was Saying May 07, 1997 -
11 - 5Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper Jun 25, 1997
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Season 10 Nov 29, 1995
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10 - 1Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval Nov 29, 1995 -
10 - 2William Styron: The Way of the Writer Jan 22, 1996 -
10 - 3Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light Jan 24, 1996 -
10 - 4Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud Apr 10, 1996 -
10 - 5Nichols and May: Take Two May 22, 1996
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Season 9 Nov 30, 1994
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9 - 1Rediscovering Will Rogers Nov 30, 1994 -
9 - 2Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage Dec 19, 1994 -
9 - 3Placido Domingo: A Musical Life Feb 15, 1995 -
9 - 4Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul Mar 22, 1995
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Season 8 Dec 08, 1993
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8 - 1Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing Dec 08, 1993 -
8 - 2Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed May 13, 1994
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Season 7 Mar 14, 1993
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7 - 1Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time Mar 14, 1993 -
7 - 2George Lucas: Heroes, Myths & Magic Mar 17, 1993 -
7 - 3D.W. Griffith: Father of Film Mar 24, 1993
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Season 6 Jul 01, 1991
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6 - 1Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre Jul 01, 1991 -
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6 - 3A. Einstein: How I See the World Jul 22, 1991 -
6 - 4Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One Jul 29, 1991 -
6 - 5Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days Aug 05, 1991 -
6 - 6Menuhin: A Family Portrait Aug 12, 1991 -
6 - 7Robert Motherwell and the New York School Aug 26, 1991 -
6 - 8Ray Charles: The Genius of Soul Jan 03, 1992 -
6 - 9Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey May 01, 1992
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Season 5 Jul 02, 1990
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5 - 1 -
5 - 2John Cassavetes Jul 09, 1990
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5 - 3Martin Scorsese Directs Jul 16, 1990 -
5 - 4You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story Jul 23, 1990 -
5 - 5Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter Jul 30, 1990 -
5 - 6John Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen Aug 20, 1990 -
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5 - 8John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It Sep 17, 1990
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Season 4 Jul 03, 1989
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4 - 1Harold Clurman: A Life of Theatre Jul 03, 1989
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4 - 2Stella Adler: Awake and Dream! Jul 10, 1989
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4 - 3Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong Jul 31, 1989 -
4 - 4James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket Aug 14, 1989 -
4 - 5Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker Aug 17, 1989 -
4 - 6Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint Sep 11, 1989 -
4 - 7Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition Sep 18, 1989 -
4 - 8W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult Sep 25, 1989 -
4 - 9Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius Nov 15, 1989 -
4 - 10Milos Forman: Portrait Dec 20, 1989
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Season 3 Jul 11, 1988
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3 - 1Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me Jul 11, 1988 -
3 - 2A Duke Named Ellington Jul 18, 1988 -
3 - 3Andre Kertesz of the Cities Aug 08, 1988 -
3 - 4Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul Aug 22, 1988 -
3 - 5Rivera in America Aug 29, 1988 -
3 - 6Saint-Gaudens: Masque of the Golden Bowl Sep 05, 1988 -
3 - 7Neil Simon: Not Just for Laughs Mar 08, 1989 -
3 - 8Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Jun 26, 1989
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Season 2 Jul 06, 1987
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2 - 1 -
2 - 2Directed by William Wyler Jul 13, 1987 -
2 - 3Rubinstein Remembered Jul 20, 1987
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2 - 4Nik and Murray Jul 27, 1987
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2 - 5George Gershwin Remembered Aug 24, 1987 -
2 - 6Maurice Sendak: Mon Cher Papa Aug 31, 1987
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2 - 7The Negro Ensemble Company Sep 14, 1987 -
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2 - 10Buster Keaton: Hard Act to Follow Nov 18, 1987
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Season 1 Jun 23, 1986
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1 - 2Philip Johnson, Self Portrait Jun 30, 1986 -
1 - 3Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory Jul 07, 1986 -
1 - 4The Unknown Chaplin (1) Jul 14, 1986 -
1 - 5The Unknown Chaplin (2) Jul 21, 1986
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1 - 6The Unknown Chaplin (3) Jul 28, 1986
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1 - 7Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day Aug 04, 1986 -
1 - 8James Levine: A Life in Music Aug 11, 1986 -
1 - 9Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait Aug 18, 1986 -
1 - 10Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait Aug 25, 1986 -
1 - 11Georgia O'Keeffe Sep 01, 1986 -
1 - 12Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts Sep 08, 1986
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Season 0 Oct 07, 1985
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0 - 1Premiere Oct 07, 1985
Overview
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.
Year 2025
Studio PBS
Director Susan Lacy
Popularity 17.5693
Language English
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