American Masters

Season 17

8 episodes

  1. 1. Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving

    1h 30m · Oct 2, 2002

    An up-close look at the songs and lifestyle of the popular country western personality.

  2. 2. Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

    1h 30m · Oct 30, 2002

    A biography of the influential actor and director of silent film classics and his contributions to character expression and make-up effects.

  3. 3. Juilliard

    1h 30m · Jan 29, 2003

    A retrospective on the history and work of the famous American school for academic mastery of the performing arts.

  4. 4. Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution

    1h 30m · Mar 19, 2003

    Portrait of an American woman who helped pioneer the fresher and simpler cuisine that emerged in California in the later 1970s.

  5. 5. Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind

    1h 30m · Apr 2, 2003

    The life of the folk singer and songwriting artist and the evolution of her work over three decades.

  6. 6. Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

    1h 30m · Apr 23, 2003

    Biography of the legendary blues player from the deep South who's music contributed to the origins of rock-and-roll.

  7. 7. Robert Capa: In Love and War

    1h 30m · May 28, 2003

    A documentary on the famous war photographer and the life he led.

  8. 8. The Education of Gore Vidal

    1h 30m · Jul 30, 2003

    A spotlight on the eclectic and often humorous American writer and his many accomplishments.