Episodes (9)
Jun 25, 1989
Harold Clurman: A Life of Theatre profiles the career of celebrated director/producer Harold Clurman.
Jul 09, 1989
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Jul 30, 1989
Home movies, film clips, and interviews provide insight into the remarkable life and career of jazz trumpeter and bandleader Louis Armstrong.
Aug 13, 1989
Profiles the life and work of author/civil rights activist, James Baldwin.
Aug 16, 1989
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Sep 10, 1989
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Sep 17, 1989
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Sep 24, 1989
The war in the South Pacific, a country doctor in Colorado, victims of industrial pollution in a Japanese village -- all were captured in unforgettable photographs by the legendary W. Eugene Smith. This program showcases over 600 of Smith's stunning photographs and includes a dramatic recreation in which actor Peter Riegert (Crossing Delancey, Local Hero) portrays the artist using dialogue taken from Smith's diaries and letters. Interwoven through the program are archival footage and interviews with family and friends of this brilliant, complicated man, whose work ...
Jan 31, 1992
A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.
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American Masters Season 5 (1989) is released on Jun 25, 1989 and the latest season 37 of American Masters is released in 2021. Watch American Masters online - the English Documentary TV series from United States. American Masters is directed by Susan Lacy,Robert Trachtenberg,Susan Steinberg,Catherine Tatge and created by Susan Lacy with Tony Bennett and Gregory Peck.
Since its premiere in 1986, this Emmy-winning documentary series has presented hundreds of hours comprising profiles of outstanding American cultural artists. Past subjects have included Charlie Chaplin, Helen Hayes, pop icon Andy Warhol, singer Billie Holiday, and Composer and Conductor Leonard Bernstein.