American Masters — Season 1
12 episodesFirst aired 23 June 1986
E1Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
7.0Jun 19861h 30m
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
E2Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
Jun 19861h 30m
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
E3Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
8.0Jul 19861h 30m
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
E4The Unknown Chaplin (1)
Jul 19861h 30m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
E5The Unknown Chaplin (2)
Jul 19861h 30m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
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The Unknown Chaplin (3)
Jul 19861h 30m
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
E7Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
Aug 19861h 30m
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.
E8James Levine: A Life in Music
Aug 19861h 30m
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.
E9Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
Aug 19861h 30m
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
E10Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
9.0Aug 19861h 30m
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
E11Georgia O'Keeffe
Sept 19861h 30m
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
E12Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
Sept 19861h 30m
