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American Masters Season 1

June. 23,1986
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8.2
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TV-14
| 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.

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American Masters Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 12 - Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
First Aired: September. 08,1986

Episode 11 - Georgia O'Keeffe
First Aired: September. 01,1986

A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.

Episode 10 - Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
First Aired: August. 25,1986

The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.

Episode 9 - Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
First Aired: August. 18,1986

One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.

Episode 8 - James Levine: A Life in Music
First Aired: August. 11,1986

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 7 - Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
First Aired: August. 04,1986

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 6 - The Unknown Chaplin (3)
First Aired: July. 28,1986

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

Episode 5 - The Unknown Chaplin (2)
First Aired: July. 21,1986

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

Episode 4 - The Unknown Chaplin (1)
First Aired: July. 14,1986

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

Episode 3 - Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
First Aired: July. 07,1986

A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.

Episode 2 - Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
First Aired: June. 30,1986

One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.

Episode 1 - Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
First Aired: June. 23,1986

A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.

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