American Masters

- Season 34

(2019)

Thrust into the limelight for discovering the secret of life at age 25 with Francis Crick, influential Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has thrived on making headlines ever since. His discovery of DNA's structure, the double helix, revolutionized human understanding of how life works. He was a relentless and sometimes ruthless visionary who led the Human Genome project and turned Harvard University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory into powerhouses of molecular biology. With unprecedented access to Watson, his wife Elizabeth and sons Rufus and Duncan over ...

This episode page reflects the reshowing of the original title American Masters: Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2019) as part of the American Masters Series

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Discover the man behind the award. A journalist who became a media mogul with an outspoken, cantankerous editorial voice and two best-selling newspapers, Joseph Pulitzer championed what he regarded as the sacred role of the free press in a democracy.

Discover the life and work of Garry Winogrand, the epic storyteller in pictures who harnessed the serendipity of the streets to capture the American 1960s-70s. His "snapshot aesthetic" is now the universal language of contemporary image making.

Playwright, librettist, scriptwriter and outspoken LGBTQ activist Terrence McNally has long believed in the power of the arts to transform society and make a difference. The film lifts the curtain on the life, career and inspirations of the complicated and brilliant Emmy- and four-time Tony Award-winning writer.

Narrated by David Hyde Pierce, "American Masters: Robert Shaw - Man of Many Voices" traces the journey of one of America's greatest choral music conductors. Renowned for his interpretations of classical music's choral masterpieces, Robert Shaw (April 30, 1916 - January 25, 1999) had no formal training yet inspired generations of musicians with the power of music. Known as the "dean of American choral singing," Shaw's career spanned six decades. He sold millions of recordings and received 16 Grammy Awards, a George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music ...

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"American Masters - Raúl Juliá: The World's a Stage" is a Special Presentation of American Masters and VOCES. Produced by Latino PBS, VOCES is an acclaimed PBS documentary series featuring the best Latino arts, culture and history.

Mark Rothko, a master of abstract expressionism, created 835 paintings during his five-decade career.

The mysterious life and mind of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet N. Scott Momaday, a formative voice of the Native American Renaissance in art and literature.