American Masters

Season 1

12 episodes

  1. 1. Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'

    1h 30m · Jun 23, 1986

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

  2. 2. Philip Johnson, Self Portrait

    1h 30m · Jun 30, 1986

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

  3. 3. Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory

    1h 30m · Jul 7, 1986

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

  4. 4. The Unknown Chaplin (1)

    1h 30m · Jul 14, 1986

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

  5. 5. The Unknown Chaplin (2)

    1h 30m · Jul 21, 1986

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

  6. 6. The Unknown Chaplin (3)

    1h 30m · Jul 28, 1986

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

  7. 7. Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day

    1h 30m · Aug 4, 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.

  8. 8. James Levine: A Life in Music

    1h 30m · Aug 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.

  9. 9. Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait

    1h 30m · Aug 18, 1986

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

  10. 10. Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait

    1h 30m · Aug 25, 1986

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

  11. 11. Georgia O'Keeffe

    1h 30m · Sep 1, 1986

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

  12. 12. Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts

    1h 30m · Sep 8, 1986