Episodes (7)

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
S14E01 · Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Oct 31, 1999

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Norman Rockwell: Painting America
S14E02 · Norman Rockwell: Painting America

May 01, 1999

A documentary about American artist Norman Rockwell, featuring his biography accompanied with opinions by the artist's son, movie director Steven Spielberg, two of the artist's models, and art critics.

Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
S14E03 · Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For

Dec 07, 1999

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Paul Taylor: Dancemaker
S14E04 · Paul Taylor: Dancemaker

Jan 04, 2000

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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
S14E05 · Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Feb 01, 2000

The actor discusses his life and career, with recollections from friends and colleagues.

Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso
S14E06 · Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso

Apr 11, 2000

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The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation
S14E07 · The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

May 30, 2000

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer...

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American Masters Season 15 (1999) is released on Oct 31, 1999 and the latest season 37 of American Masters is released in 2021. Watch American Masters online - the English Documentary TV series from United States. American Masters is directed by Susan Lacy,Robert Trachtenberg,Susan Steinberg,Catherine Tatge and created by Susan Lacy with Martin Scorsese and Peter Bogdanovich.

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.

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

Thirteen / WNET, 1515 Productions Limited, American Masters Pictures
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