12 episodes
American Masters - Season 1
First aired Jun 23, 1986Season 1
Browse all 12 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.
Episodes
Episode 1
Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
Jun 23, 198690 min1 votes
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
Episode 2
Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
Jun 30, 198690 min
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
Episode 3
Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
Jul 7, 198690 min1 votes
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
Episode 4
The Unknown Chaplin (1)
Jul 14, 198690 min
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
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Episode 5
The Unknown Chaplin (2)
Jul 21, 198690 min
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
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Episode 6
The Unknown Chaplin (3)
Jul 28, 198690 min
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
Episode 7
Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
Aug 4, 198690 min
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.
Episode 8
James Levine: A Life in Music
Aug 11, 198690 min
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.
Episode 9
Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
Aug 18, 198690 min
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
Episode 10
Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
Aug 25, 198690 min1 votes
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
Episode 11
Georgia O'Keeffe
Sep 1, 198690 min
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
Episode 12
Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
Sep 8, 198690 min
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