American Masters (1986)
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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1. John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend2006-05-10 · 1h 30mJohn Ford and John Wayne — a friendship and professional collaboration that spanned 50 years, changed each others’ lives, changed the movies, and in the process, changed the way Am
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2. The World of Nat King Cole2006-05-17 · 1h 30mArchival performances, home movies and interviews illustrate singer Nat King Cole's achievements during a 30-year music and television career.
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3. Woodie Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home2006-07-12 · 1h 30mThe life and times of the hard traveling music-man Woody Guthrie.
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4. Marilyn Monroe: Still Life2006-07-19 · 1h 30m
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5. Walter Cronkite: Witness to History2006-07-26 · 1h 30mWalter Cronkite was the man who gave us the news for two tumultuous decades in the late 20th century. As historian, journalist and author David Halberstam says in praise of the gre
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6. Andy Warhol: A Documentary (Part 1)2006-09-20 · 1h 53mRic Burns' absorbing profile of Andy Warhol (1928-87) traces the pop icon's rise from poverty to an artist who, said art critic Dave Hickey, “changed the world”.
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7. Andy Warhol: A Documentary (Part 2)2006-09-21 · 1h 55mRic Burns' absorbing profile of Andy Warhol (1928-87) traces the pop icon's rise from poverty to an artist who, said art critic Dave Hickey, “changed the world”.
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8. Sketches of Frank Gehry2006-09-27 · 1h 26mFrank Gehry loves to sketch. It is the beginning of his architectural process. From Gehry’s sketches flow the models, one after another, each a refinement, that will eventually bec
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9. Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens2007-01-03 · 1h 19mThis film traces the artistic self-realization of Annie Leibovitz, from childhood through the death of her beloved friend, Susan Sontag, and includes snippets of Leibovitz's last v
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