Documentary
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.
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
A biography of Billie Holiday, one of America's most unique and emotional jazz singers and the tragic end of her life at an early age.
The musical career of the long-time conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera as reflected by following his normal working day on camera.
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
Cast: Hillary Clinton, Mike Nichols, Gloria Steinem, Steve Martin, Scarlett Johansson, Goran Višnjić, Patsy Cline, Maya Angelou, Sidney Lumet, Oprah Winfrey, Common, Bill Clinton, Jane Alexander, Graeme Malcom, Denis O'Hare, Kathleen Turner, Peter Falk, Billie Jean King, Peaches Bartkowicz, Rosie Casals, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Julie Heldman, Valerie Jarrett, Elton John, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Lena Horne
Genres: Documentary
Maturity rating: TV-14
Hillary Clinton
Self
Mike Nichols
Self
Gloria Steinem
Self
Steve Martin
Self
Scarlett Johansson
Self
Goran Višnjić
Robert Capa (voice)
Patsy Cline
Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou
Self
Sidney Lumet
Self
Oprah Winfrey
Self
Common
Self
Bill Clinton
Self
Jane Alexander
Narrator
Graeme Malcom
John Muir (voice)
Denis O'Hare
Edgar Allan Poe
Kathleen Turner
Narrator (voice)
Peter Falk
Self
Billie Jean King
Self
Peaches Bartkowicz
Self
Rosie Casals
Self
Margaret Court
Self
Chris Evert
Self
Julie Heldman
Self
Valerie Jarrett
Self
Elton John
Self
Maria Sharapova
Self
Serena Williams
Self
Venus Williams
Self
Caroline Wozniacki
Self
Lena Horne
Self
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