American Masters (1986)

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198641 Seasons90m episodes7.0

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Runtime: 90m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

About

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.

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Details

Status: Returning Series
First aired: Jun 23, 1986
Next episode: S40 E7 · Nov 24, 2026
Network: PBS
Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment, Thirteen

Time to finish

474 hrs

316 episodes. About 68 weeks at an hour a night.

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SERIES

198641 Seasons90m episodes7.0

Documentary

TMDB7.0

Votes25

Your rating

Runtime: 90m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

About

Where to watch

Region

Stream

PBS

Thirteen

WETA+

Free

PBS

WETA+

With ads

KQED

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jun 23, 1986 · 1h 30m · ★ 7.0
Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
E2 · Airs Jun 30, 1986 · 1h 30m
Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
E3 · Airs Jul 7, 1986 · 1h 30m · ★ 8.0
Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
E4 · Airs Jul 14, 1986 · 1h 30m
The Unknown Chaplin (1)
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
E5 · Airs Jul 21, 1986 · 1h 30m
The Unknown Chaplin (2)
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
E6 · Airs Jul 28, 1986 · 1h 30m
The Unknown Chaplin (3)
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
E7 · Airs Aug 4, 1986 · 1h 30m
Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
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.
E8 · Airs Aug 11, 1986 · 1h 30m
James Levine: A Life in Music
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.
E9 · Airs Aug 18, 1986 · 1h 30m
Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
E10 · Airs Aug 25, 1986 · 1h 30m · ★ 9.0
Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
E11 · Airs Sep 1, 1986 · 1h 30m
Georgia O'Keeffe
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
E12 · Airs Sep 8, 1986 · 1h 30m
Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts