American Masters

Season 28

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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10 Episodes

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love
E1
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for LoveEpisode 1
Salinger
E2
SalingerEpisode 2
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
E3
Alice Walker: Beauty in TruthEpisode 3
A Fierce Green Fire
E4
A Fierce Green FireEpisode 4
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
E5
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as HimselfEpisode 5
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
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Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a FaunEpisode 6
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
E7
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of LightningEpisode 7
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
E8
Joan Rivers: A Piece of WorkEpisode 8
The Boomer List
E9
The Boomer ListEpisode 9
Bing Crosby Rediscovered
E10
Bing Crosby RediscoveredEpisode 10