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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.

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Decoding Watson
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Decoding WatsonMeet James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist behind the double helix as he confronts his complex legacy. With unprecedented access to Watson and his family, "American Masters: Decoding Watson" explores his life, achievements, controversies and contradictions.
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me
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Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be MeSammy Davis, Jr. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, so vast and multi-faceted that it was dizzying in its scope and scale. And yet, his life was complex, complicated and contradictory. Davis strove to achieve the American Dream in a time of racial prejudice and shifting political territory.
Charley Pride
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Charley PrideRaised in segregated Mississippi, country performer Charley Pride proves artistic expression can triumph over prejudice and injustice.
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
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Holly Near: Singing for Our LivesFor 40 years, singer and activist Holly Near works on global social justice coalition-building in the women's and lesbian movements.
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice Of The People
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Joseph Pulitzer: Voice Of The PeopleDiscover 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.
Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable
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Garry Winogrand: All Things are PhotographableA documentary about an important American still photographer who captured New York City in the 1960s (his work there is said to have influenced the TV show Mad Men) and later the West in Texas and Los Angeles.
Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life
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Terrence McNally: Every Act of LifePlaywright, 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.
Robert Shaw -- Man of Many Voices
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Robert Shaw -- Man of Many VoicesThe journey of one of the greatest choral music conductors in the world. With no formal training, Robert Shaw achieved success in popular music and later became legendary for his interpretations of classical music's choral masterpieces.
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
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Worlds of Ursula K. Le GuinExplore the remarkable life and legacy of late feminist author Ursula K. Le Guin whose groundbreaking work, including “The Left Hand of Darkness,” transformed American literature by bringing science fiction into the literary mainstream.
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageAmerican Masters and Latino Public Broadcasting’s VOCES join forces to present the first documentary about Raúl Juliá, the versatile Puerto Rican actor whose work on stage and screen took the world by storm. Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage premieres Friday, September 13, 2019 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS, pbs.org/americanmasters and the PBS Video App in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous
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Rothko: Pictures Must Be MiraculousExplore the life of the celebrated artist whose luminous color field paintings helped define the abstract expressionist movement, which shifted the art world epicenter from Paris to New York.
N. Scott Momaday: Words From a Bear
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N. Scott Momaday: Words From a BearDelve into the enigmatic life and mind of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet N. Scott Momaday, best known for “House Made of Dawn” and a formative voice of the Native American Renaissance in art and literature.