Playback is currently unavailable for S23 E2 · Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts. Episode details remain available below.
American Masters
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.
- Created by:
- Susan Lacy
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- PBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 23
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About
2009-02-18 · 90mThe work of the American dance pioneer and choreographer who brought ballet techniques to the Broadway stage.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E02
Episode 2
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
2009-04-08 · 90mScott Hicks' acclaimed 2007 film on a year in the life of the modern experimental composer.
Current episode
E03
Episode 3
Hollywood Chinese
2009-05-27 · 90mFrom the first Chinese-American film produced in 1916, to Ang Lee's triumphant Brokeback Mountain nine decades later, this films brings together a group of actors, writers, directors -- and iconic film images -- to examine Chinese contributions to an industry that was often ignorant and dismissive about race. Such artists as Wayne Wang, Joan Chen, David Henry Hwang, Nancy Kwan and Amy Tan share their experiences of being "the other." These stories and film clips from more than 90 films -- some dating back to the 1890s -- weave a rich tapestry and complex history.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E04
Episode 4
Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
2009-06-10 · 90mThe work of the legendary rock musician and his artistic and intellectual transitions over the decades.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E05
Episode 5
Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
2009-07-01 · 90mA retrospective on the famed radio personality and author centering on A Prairie Home Companion.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E06
Episode 6
Trumbo
2009-09-02 · 90mAn account of Dalton Trumbo, a powerful motion picture screenwriter who refused to succumb to the stigma of the Hollywood "blacklist" and rose to prominence once again.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E07
Episode 7
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
2009-10-14 · 90mThe folk music career of Joan Baez and the progressive movements she both participated in and influenced.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E08
Episode 8
Louisa May Alcott: the Woman Behind 'Little Women'
2009-12-28 · 90mThe author of 'Little Women' is an almost universally recognized name whose reputation as a morally upstanding New England spinster masked a literary double life.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Cast information is currently unavailable.
