List of American Masters episodes

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and those who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States. It is produced by WNET in New York City. The show debuted on PBS in 1986.[1]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
112June 23, 1986 (1986-06-23)September 8, 1986 (1986-09-08)
210July 6, 1987 (1987-07-06)November 25, 1987 (1987-11-25)
37July 11, 1988 (1988-07-11)June 26, 1989 (1989-06-26)
410July 3, 1989 (1989-07-03)November 15, 1989 (1989-11-15)
59December 20, 1989 (1989-12-20)September 17, 1990 (1990-09-17)
610July 1, 1991 (1991-07-01)May 1, 1992 (1992-05-01)
73March 8, 1993 (1993-03-08)March 24, 1993 (1993-03-24)
82December 8, 1993 (1993-12-08)May 13, 1994 (1994-05-13)
94November 30, 1994 (1994-11-30)March 22, 1995 (1995-03-22)
105November 29, 1995 (1995-11-29)May 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)
115November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)June 25, 1997 (1997-06-25)
126September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17)June 17, 1998 (1998-06-17)
137October 28, 1998 (1998-10-28)August 18, 1999 (1999-08-18)
147November 1, 1999 (1999-11-01)May 31, 2000 (2000-05-31)
157September 27, 2000 (2000-09-27)April 23, 2001 (2001-04-23)
168October 7, 2001 (2001-10-07)March 3, 2002 (2002-03-03)
178October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)
188September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03)August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18)
197May 11, 2005 (2005-05-11)September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)
208May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10)January 3, 2007 (2007-01-03)
219April 4, 2007 (2007-04-04)November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)
224February 27, 2008 (2008-02-27)September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)
238February 18, 2009 (2009-02-18)December 28, 2009 (2009-12-28)
248January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)December 27, 2010 (2010-12-27)
259January 12, 2011 (2011-01-12)December 19, 2011 (2011-12-19)
268January 23, 2012 (2012-01-23)December 28, 2012 (2012-12-28)
275February 22, 2013 (2013-02-22)November 5, 2013 (2013-11-05)
2810December 27, 2013 (2013-12-27)December 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)
299January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23)September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
309January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)December 27, 2016 (2016-12-27)
3110January 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)December 29, 2017 (2017-12-29)
329January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
3312January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02)November 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)
348February 25, 2020 (2020-02-25)December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)
3510January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)
36TBAJanuary 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)TBA

Season 1

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season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
11"Arthur Miller: Private Conversations"[2]Christian BlackwoodWriterJune 23, 1986 (1986-06-23)
22"Philip Johnson: A Self Portrait"[3]John MusilliArchitectJune 30, 1986 (1986-06-30)
33"Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye Of Memory"[4]Ken HarrisonWriterJuly 7, 1986 (1986-07-07)
44"Unknown Chaplin: Part 1"[5]Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerJuly 14, 1986 (1986-07-14)
54"Unknown Chaplin: Part 2"[5]Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerJuly 21, 1986 (1986-07-21)
64"Unknown Chaplin: Part 3"[5]Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerJuly 28, 1986 (1986-07-28)
77"Billie Holiday: The Long Night Of Lady Day"[6]John JeremyMusicianAugust 4, 1986 (1986-08-04)
88"James Levine: The Life In Music"[7]Peter WeinbergMusicianAugust 11, 1986 (1986-08-11)
99"Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait"[8]Allan MillerMusicianAugust 18, 1986 (1986-08-18)
1010"Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait"[9]T.W. TimreckVisual ArtistAugust 25, 1986 (1986-08-25)
1111"Georgia O'Keeffe"[10]Perry Miller AdatoVisual ArtistSeptember 1, 1986 (1986-09-01)
1212"Eugene O'Neill: A Glory Of Ghosts"[11]Perry Miller AdatoWriterSeptember 8, 1986 (1986-09-08)

Season 2

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season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
131"Isaac In America: A Journey With Isaac Bashevis Singer"[12]Amram NowakWriterJuly 6, 1987 (1987-07-06)
142"Directed By William Wyler"[13]Aviva SlesinDirector/ProducerJuly 13, 1987 (1987-07-13)
153"Arthur Rubenstein: Rubenstein Remembered"[14]Peter RosenMusicianJuly 20, 1987 (1987-07-20)
164"Alwin Nikolais And Murray Louis: Nik And Murray"[15]Christian BlackwoodDancer/ChoreographerJuly 27, 1987 (1987-07-27)
175"George Gershwin Remembered"[16]Peter AdamMusicianAugust 24, 1987 (1987-08-24)
186"Maurice Sendak: Mon Cher Papa"[17]Christopher SwannWriterAugust 31, 1987 (1987-08-31)
197"The Negro Ensemble Company"[18]Richard KilbergInstitutionSeptember 14, 1987 (1987-09-14)
208"Unanswered Prayers: The Life And Times Of Truman Capote"[19]Andrew HarriesWriterSeptember 21, 1987 (1987-09-21)
219"The Ten Year Lunch: The Wit And Legend Of The Algonquin Round Table"[20]Aviva SlesinWriterSeptember 28, 1987 (1987-09-28)
2210"Buster Keaton: A Hard Act To Follow Part 1"[21]Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerNovember 18, 1987 (1987-11-18)
2310"Buster Keaton: A Hard Act To Follow Part 2"[21]Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerNovember 25, 1987 (1987-11-25)

Season 3

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season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
241"Lillian Gish: The Actor'S Life For Me"[22]Terry SandersActor/PerformerJuly 11, 1988 (1988-07-11)
252"A Duke Named Ellington"[23]Terry CarterMusicianJuly 18, 1988 (1988-07-18)
263"Andre Kertesz Of The Cities"[24]Teri Wehn-DamischPhotographerAugust 8, 1988 (1988-08-08)
274"Aretha Franklin: The Queen Of Soul"[25]Cathe NeukumMusicianAugust 22, 1988 (1988-08-22)
285"Diego Rivera: Rivera In America"[26]Rick Tejada-FloresVisual ArtistAugust 29, 1988 (1988-08-29)
296"Augustus Saint Gaudens: Masque Of The Golden Bowl"[27]T.W.TimreckVisual ArtistSeptember 5, 1988 (1988-09-05)
307"Broadway'S Dreamers: The Legacy Of The Group Theatre"[28]David HeeleyInstitutionJune 26, 1989 (1989-06-26)

Season 4

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season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
311"Harold Clurman: A Life Of Theatre"[29]Tom Klein, Alan KaplanDirector/ProducerJuly 3, 1989 (1989-07-03)
322"Stella Adler: Awake And Dream!"[30]Merrill BrockwayActor/PerformerJuly 10, 1989 (1989-07-10)
333"Satchmo: The Life Of Louis Armstrong"[31]Gary GiddinsMusicianJuly 31, 1989 (1989-07-31)
344"James Baldwin: The Price Of The Ticket"[32]Karen ThorsenWriterAugust 14, 1989 (1989-08-14)
355"Charlie Parker : Celebrating Bird"[33]Gary Giddins, Kendrick SimmonsMusicianAugust 17, 1989 (1989-08-17)
366"Simply Simon: Not Just For Laughs"[34]Amram NowakWriterAugust 21, 1989 (1989-08-21)
377"Jasper Johns: Ideas In Paint"[35]Rick Tejada-FloresVisual ArtistSeptember 11, 1989 (1989-09-11)
388"Mort Sahl: Shaping Laughter"[36]Robert B. WeideActor/PerformerSeptember 18, 1989 (1989-09-18)
399"W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult"[37]Gene LaskoPhotographerSeptember 25, 1989 (1989-09-25)
4010"Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius"[38]Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerNovember 15, 1989 (1989-11-15)

Season 5

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season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
411"Milos Forman: Portrait"[39]Vojtech JasnyDirector/ProducerDecember 20, 1989 (1989-12-20)
422"Preston Sturges: The Rise And Fall Of An American Dreamer"[40]Ken BowserActor/PerformerJuly 2, 1990 (1990-07-02)
433"John Cassavetes"[41]Deborah GellerDirector/ProducerJuly 9, 1990 (1990-07-09)
444"Martin Scorsese Directs"[42]Joel Sucher, Steven FischlerDirector/ProducerJuly 16, 1990 (1990-07-16)
455"You're The Top: The Cole Porter Story"[43]Allan AlbertMusicianJuly 23, 1990 (1990-07-23)
466"Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter"[44]Susan SteinbergJournalistJuly 30, 1990 (1990-07-30)
477"John Hammond: From Bessie Smith To Bruce Springsteen"[45]Hart PerryMusicianAugust 20, 1990 (1990-08-20)
488"Sanford Meisner: The Theatre'S Best Kept Secret"Nick DoobActor/PerformerAugust 27, 1990 (1990-08-27)
499"John Cage: I Have Nothing To Say And I'm Saying It"[46]Allan MillerMusicianSeptember 17, 1990 (1990-09-17)

Season 6

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season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
501"Helen Hayes: First Lady Of The American Theatre"[47]Reuben Aaronson, Timothy MarxActor/PerformerJuly 1, 1991 (1991-07-01)
512"Miracle On 44Th Street: A Portrait Of The Actor'S Studio"[48]Dennis PowersInstitutionJuly 8, 1991 (1991-07-08)
523"Albert Einstein: How I See The World"[49]Richard KroehlingScientistJuly 22, 1991 (1991-07-22)
534"Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One"[50]Matthew SeigMusicianJuly 29, 1991 (1991-07-29)
545"Frederic Remington: The Truth Of Other Days"[51]Tom NeffVisual ArtistAugust 5, 1991 (1991-08-05)
556"Menuhin: A Family Portrait"[52]Tony PalmerMusicianAugust 12, 1991 (1991-08-12)
567"Robert Motherwell And The New York School: Storming The Citadel"[53]Catherine TatgeVisual ArtistAugust 26, 1991 (1991-08-26)
578"Ray Charles: The Genius Of Soul"[54]Yvonne SmithMusicianJanuary 3, 1992 (1992-01-03)
589"Superstar: The Life And Times Of Andy Warhol"Chuck WorkmanVisual ArtistApril 10, 1992 (1992-04-10)
5910"Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter'S Journey"[55]Eugene Corr/ Robert HillmannWriterMay 1, 1992 (1992-05-01)

Season 7

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season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
601"Paul Simon: Born At The Right Time"[56]Susan SteinbergMusicianMarch 8, 1993 (1993-03-08)
612"George Lucas: Heroes, Myths And Magic"[57]Larry Price and Jane PaleyDirector/ProducerMarch 17, 1993 (1993-03-17)
623"D.W. Griffith: Father Of Film"[58]Kevin Brownlow and David GillDirector/ProducerMarch 24, 1993 (1993-03-24)

Season 8

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
631"Benny Goodman: Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing"[59]Oren JacobyMusicianDecember 8, 1993 (1993-12-08)
642"Martha Graham: Revolt And Passion"[60]Catherine TatgeDancer/ChoreographerMay 13, 1994 (1994-05-13)

Season 9

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season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
651"Rediscovering Will Rogers"[61]Stephan ChodorovActor/PerformerNovember 30, 1994 (1994-11-30)
662"Tennessee Williams: Orpheus Of The American Stage"[62]Merill BrockwayWriterDecember 19, 1994 (1994-12-19)
673"Placido Domingo: A Musical Life"[63]Mick CsakyMusicianFebruary 15, 1995 (1995-02-15)
684"Edgar Allan Poe: Terror Of The Soul"Karen ThomasWritersMarch 22, 1995 (1995-03-22)

Season 10

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
691"Rod Serling: Submitted For Your Approval"[64]Susan LacyWriterNovember 29, 1995 (1995-11-29)
702"William Styron: The Way Of The Writer"[65]Variety MoszynskiWriterJanuary 22, 1996 (1996-01-22)
713"Richard Avedon: Darkness And Light"[66]Helen WhitneyPhotographerJanuary 24, 1996 (1996-01-24)
724"Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud"[67]Karen Goodman, Kirk SimonArchitectApril 10, 1996 (1996-04-10)
735"Nichols & May--Take Two"[68]Phillip SchopperActor/PerformerMay 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)

Season 11

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
741"Lena Horne: In Her Own Words"[69]Susan LacyActor/PerformerNovember 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)
752"Danny Kaye: A Legacy Of Laughter"[70]Bob MartyActor/PerformerDecember 10, 1996 (1996-12-10)
763"Man Ray: Prophet Of The Avant-Garde"[71]Mel StuartVisual ArtistApril 9, 1997 (1997-04-09)
774"Jack Paar: As I Was Saying . . ."[72]Michael Macari Jr.Television PersonalityMay 7, 1997 (1997-05-07)
785"Isamu Noguchi: Stones And Paper"[73]Bill SmockVisual ArtistJune 25, 1997 (1997-06-25)

Season 12

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
791"The Life And Times Of Allen Ginsberg"[74]Jerry AronsonWriterSeptember 17, 1997 (1997-09-17)
802"Vaudeville: An American Masters Special"[75]Rosemary Garner, Greg PalmerActor/PerformerNovember 26, 1997 (1997-11-26)
813"Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy"[76]Mel StuartDirector/ProducerFebruary 4, 1998 (1998-02-04)
824"Lou Reed: Rock And Roll Heart"[77]Timothy Greenfield-SandersMusicianApril 29, 1998 (1998-04-29)
835"Don Hewitt: 90 Minutes On 60 Minutes"[78]Susan SteinbergJournalistMay 20, 1998 (1998-05-20)
846"Alexander Calder"[79]Roger ShermanVisual ArtistJune 17, 1998 (1998-06-17)

Season 13

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
851"Leonard Bernstein: Reaching For The Note"[80]Susan LacyMusicianOctober 28, 1998 (1998-10-28)
862"Al Hirschfeld: The Line King"[81]Susan Warms DryfoosVisual ArtistJanuary 6, 1999 (1999-01-06)
873"Paul Robeson: Here I Stand"[82]St. Clair BourneActor/PerformerFebruary 24, 1999 (1999-02-24)
884"Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius"[83]Karen ThomasVisual ArtistApril 7, 1999 (1999-04-07)
895"Dashiel Hammett"[84]Joshua WaletskyWriterJune 30, 1999 (1999-06-30)
906"Lillian Hellman"[85]Philip SchopperWriterJune 30, 1999 (1999-06-30)
917"Yours For A Song: The Women Of Tin Pan Alley"[86]Terry BenesMusicianAugust 18, 1999 (1999-08-18)

Season 14

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
921"Hitchcock,Selznick And The End Of Hollywood"[87]Michael EpsteinDirector/ProducerNovember 1, 1999 (1999-11-01)
932"Norman Rockwell: Painting America"[88]Elena MannesVisual ArtistNovember 24, 1999 (1999-11-24)
943"Ella Fitzgerald: Something To Live For"[89]Charlotte ZwerinMusicianDecember 8, 1999 (1999-12-08)
954"Paul Taylor: Dancemaker"[90]Matthew DiamondDancer/ChoreographerJanuary 5, 2000 (2000-01-05)
965"Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light"[91]Lee GrantActor/PerformerFebruary 2, 2000 (2000-02-02)
976"Isaac Stern: Life’S Virtuoso"[92]Karen ThomasMusicianApril 12, 2000 (2000-04-12)
987"The Source: The Story Of The Beats And The Beat Generation"[93]Chuck WorkmanWriterMay 31, 2000 (2000-05-31)

Season 15

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
991"Clint Eastwood: Out Of The Shadows"[94]Bruce RickerActor/PerformerSeptember 27, 2000 (2000-09-27)
1002"Norman Mailer: Mailer On Mailer"[95]Christine Le Goff and Tamar HackerWriterOctober 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)
1013"George Cuckor: On Cukor"[96]Robert TrachtenbergDirector/ProducerNovember 22, 2000 (2000-11-22)
1024"Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy"[97]Pamela Mason WagnerTelevision PersonalityDecember 3, 2000 (2000-12-03)
1035"Bob Marley: Rebel Music"[98]Jeremy MarreMusicianFebruary 14, 2001 (2001-02-14)
1046"Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye"[99]Perry Miller AdatoPhotographerApril 16, 2001 (2001-04-16)
1058"A Conversation With Gregory Peck"[100]Barbara KoppleActor/PerformerApril 18, 2001 (2001-04-18)
1067"Edward Curtis: Coming To Light"[101]Anne MakepeacePhotographerApril 23, 2001 (2001-04-23)

Season 16

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1071"Samuel Goldwyn"[102]Peter Jones & Mark CatalenaDirector/ProducerOctober 7, 2001 (2001-10-07)
1082"F. Scott Fitzgerald – Winter Dreams"[103]DeWitt SageWriterOctober 14, 2001 (2001-10-14)
1093"Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds"[104]Roger ShermanMusicianNovember 4, 2001 (2001-11-04)
1104"Quincy Jones: In The Pocket"[105]Michael KantorMusicianNovember 18, 2001 (2001-11-18)
1115"Good Rockin’ Tonight: The Legacy Of Sun Records"[106]Bruce SinofskyMusicianNovember 28, 2001 (2001-11-28)
1126"Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime Of Dance"[107]Charles AtlasDancer/ChoreographerDecember 16, 2001 (2001-12-16)
1137"Ralph Ellison: An American Journey"[108]Avon KirklandWriterFebruary 19, 2002 (2002-02-19)
1148"Gene Kelly: Anatomy Of A Dancer"[109]Robert TrachtenbergActor/PerformerMarch 3, 2002 (2002-03-03)

Season 17

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1151"Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving"[110]Steven CantorMusicianOctober 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)
1162"Lon Chaney: Thousand Faces"[111]Kevin BrownlowActor/PerformerOctober 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)
1173"Juilliard"[112]Maro ChermayeffInstitutionJanuary 29, 2003 (2003-01-29)
1184"Alice Waters And Her Delicious Revolution"[113]Doug HamiltonChefMarch 19, 2003 (2003-03-19)
1195"Joni Mitchell: Woman Of Heart And Mind"[114]Susan LacyMusicianApril 2, 2003 (2003-04-02)
1206"Muddy Waters: Can’T Be Satisfied"[115]Morgan Neville/ Robert GordonMusicianApril 23, 2003 (2003-04-23)
1217"Robert Capa: In Love And War"[116]Anne MakepeacePhotographerMay 28, 2003 (2003-05-28)
1228"The Education Of Gore Vidal"[117]Deborah DicksonWriterJuly 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)

Season 18

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1231"Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan And The Blacklist: None Without Sin"[118]Michael EpsteinDirector/ProducerSeptember 3, 2003 (2003-09-03)
1242"James Brown: Soul Survivor"[119]Jeremy MarreMusicianOctober 29, 2003 (2003-10-29)
1253"Balanchine - Master Of The Dance"[120]Merrill BrockwayDancer/ChoreographerJanuary 14, 2004 (2004-01-14)
1264"Judy Garland: By Myself"[121]Susan LacyActor/PerformerFebruary 25, 2004 (2004-02-25)
1275"A Vision Of Empire: Henry Luce And Time Life’S America"[122]Stephen SteptWriterApril 28, 2004 (2004-04-28)
1286"Cary Grant: A Class Apart"[123]Robert TrachtenbergActor/PerformerMay 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
1297"Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues"[124]Morgan Neville & Colin EscottMusicianJune 23, 2004 (2004-06-23)
1308"Julia! America’s Favorite Chef"[125]Marilyn MellowesChefAugust 18, 2004 (2004-08-18)

Season 19

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1311"James Dean: Sense Memories"[126]Gail LevinActor/PerformerMay 11, 2005 (2005-05-11)
1322"Sweet Honey In The Rock: Raise Your Voice"[127]Stanley NelsonMusicianJune 29, 2005 (2005-06-29)
1333"George Stevens: A Filmmaker’S Journey"[128]George Stevens, Jr.Director/ProducerJuly 13, 2005 (2005-07-13)
1344"Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned"[129]Kyra ThompsonTelevision PersonalityJuly 20, 2005 (2005-07-20)
1355"Willa Cather: The Road Is All"[130]Joel GeyerWriterSeptember 7, 2005 (2005-09-07)
1366"Ernest Hemingway: Rivers To The Sea"[131]DeWitt SageWriterSeptember 14, 2005 (2005-09-14)
1377"Bob Dylan: No Direction Home"[132]Martin ScorseseMusicianSeptember 26, 2005 (2005-09-26)

Season 20

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1381"John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker And The Legend"[133]Sam PollardActor/PerformerMay 10, 2006 (2006-05-10)
1392"The World Of Nat King Cole"[134]Ian A. HuntMusicianMay 17, 2006 (2006-05-17)
1403"Woody Guthrie: Ain’t Got No Home"[135]Peter FrumkinMusicianJuly 12, 2006 (2006-07-12)
1414"Marilyn Monroe: Still Life"[136]Gail LevinActor/PerformerJuly 19, 2006 (2006-07-19)
1425"Walter Cronkite: Witness To History"[137]Catherine TatgeJournalistJuly 26, 2006 (2006-07-26)
1436"Andy Warhol: A Documentary"[138]Ric BurnsVisual ArtistSeptember 20, 2006 (2006-09-20)
1447"Sketches Of Frank Gehry"[139]Sydney PollackArchitectSeptember 27, 2006 (2006-09-27)
1458"Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens"[140]Barbara LeibovitzPhotographerJanuary 3, 2007 (2007-01-03)

Season 21

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1461"Novels Reflections On The American Dream"[141]Michael EpsteinWriterApril 4, 2007 (2007-04-04)
1472"Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built"[142]Susan SteinbergMusicianMay 2, 2007 (2007-05-02)
1483"Les Paul: Chasing Sound"[143]John PaulsonMusicianJuly 11, 2007 (2007-07-11)
1494"David Hockney: The Colors Of Music"[144]Maryté Kavaliauskas, Seth SchneidmanVisual ArtistJuly 18, 2007 (2007-07-18)
1505"John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature"[145]Lawrence HottVisual ArtistJuly 25, 2007 (2007-07-25)
1516"Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends"[146]Bruce RickerMusicianSeptember 12, 2007 (2007-09-12)
1527"Orozco: Man Of Fire"[147]Laurie Coyle, Rick Tejada-FloresVisual ArtistSeptember 19, 2007 (2007-09-19)
1538"Good Ol’ Charles Schulz"[148]David Van TaylorVisual ArtistOctober 29, 2007 (2007-10-29)
1549"Carol Burnett: A Woman Of Character"[149]Kyra ThompsonTelevision PersonalityNovember 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)

Season 22

No.
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No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1551"Pete Seeger: The Power Of Song"[150]Jim BrownMusicianFebruary 27, 2008 (2008-02-27)
1562"Zora Neale Hurston - Jump At The Sun"[151]Sam PollardWriterApril 9, 2008 (2008-04-09)
1573"Marvin Gaye: What’S Going On"[152]Sam PollardMusicianMay 7, 2008 (2008-05-07)
1584"You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story - Part 1"[153]Richard SchickelProducersSeptember 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)
1594"You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story - Part 2"[153]Richard SchickelProducersSeptember 24, 2008 (2008-09-24)
1604"You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story - Part 3"[153]Richard SchickelProducersSeptember 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)
1614"The Brothers Warner"[154]Cass Warner SperlingProducersSeptember 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)

Season 23

No.
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No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1621"Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About"[155]Judy KinbergDancer/ChoreographerFebruary 18, 2009 (2009-02-18)
1632"Glass: A Portrait Of Philip In Twelve Parts"[156]Scott HicksMusicianApril 8, 2009 (2009-04-08)
1643"Hollywood Chinese"[157]Arthur DongActor/PerformerMay 27, 2009 (2009-05-27)
1654"Neil Young: Won’T Be Denied"[158]TBAMusicianJune 10, 2009 (2009-06-10)
1665"Garrison Keillor: The Man On The Radio In The Red Shoes"[159]Peter RosenActor/PerformerJuly 1, 2009 (2009-07-01)
1676"Trumbo"[160]Peter AskinWriterSeptember 2, 2009 (2009-09-02)
1687"Joan Baez : How Sweet The Sound"[161]Mary WhartonMusicianOctober 14, 2009 (2009-10-14)
1698"Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women"[162]Nancy PorterWriterDecember 28, 2009 (2009-12-28)

Season 24

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overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1701"Sam Cooke: Crossing Over"[163]John AntonelliMusicianJanuary 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)
1712"I.M. Pei: Building China Modern"[164]Anne MakepeaceArchitectMarch 31, 2010 (2010-03-31)
1723"When You’Re Strange: A Film About The Doors"[165]Tom DiCilloMusicianMay 12, 2010 (2010-05-12)
1734"Merle Haggard: Learning To Live With Myself"[166]Gandulf HennigMusicianJuly 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)
1745"Cachao: Uno Más"[167]Dikayl RimmaschMusicianSeptember 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)
1756"A Letter To Elia/Reflecting On Kazan"[168]KENT JONESDirector/ProducerOctober 9, 2010 (2010-10-09)
1767"LennoNYC"[169]Michael EpsteinMusicianNovember 22, 2010 (2010-11-22)
1778"Genius Within: The Inner Life Of Glenn Gould"[170]Michèle Hozer & Peter RaymontMusicianDecember 27, 2010 (2010-12-27)

Season 25

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1781"Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides"[171]Gail LevinActor/PerformerJanuary 12, 2011 (2011-01-12)
1792"Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise Of The Singer-Songwriter"[172]Morgan NevilleMusicianMarch 2, 2011 (2011-03-02)
1803"John Muir In The New World"[173]Catherine TatgeEnvironmentalistApril 18, 2011 (2011-04-18)
1814"James Levine: America’S Maestro"[7]Susan FroemkeMusicianJune 1, 2011 (2011-06-01)
1825"Pearl Jam Twenty"[174]Cameron CroweMusicianOctober 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)
1836"Bill T. Jones: A Good Man"[175]Gordon Quinn & Bob HerculesDancer/ChoreographerNovember 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)
1847"Woody Allen: A Documentary"[176]Bob WeideDirector/ProducerNovember 20, 2011 (2011-11-20)
1859"Charles And Ray Eames: The Architect And The Painter"[177]Jason Cohn and Bill JerseyArchitectDecember 19, 2011 (2011-12-19)

Season 26

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overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1861"Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune"[178]Kenneth BowserMusicianJanuary 23, 2012 (2012-01-23)
1872"Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel"[179]Pamela Roberts and Kathy WhiteWriterFebruary 2, 2012 (2012-02-02)
1883"Cab Calloway: Sketches"[180]Gail LevinMusicianFebruary 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)
1894"Harper Lee: Hey Boo!"[181]Mary McDonagh MurphyWriterApril 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)
1905"Johnny Carson: King Of Late Night"Peter Jones & Mark CatalenaTelevision PersonalityMay 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)
1916"The Day Carl Sandburg Died"[182]Paul BonesteelWriterSeptember 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)
1927"Inventing David Geffen"[183]Susan LacyDirector/ProducerNovember 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)
1938"Joffrey: Mavericks Of American Dance"[184]Bob HerculesDancer/ChoreographerDecember 28, 2012 (2012-12-28)

Season 27

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1941"Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother Of Rock And Roll"[185]Mick CsakyMusicianFebruary 22, 2013 (2013-02-22)
1952"Philip Roth: Unmasked"[186]William Karel and Livia ManeraWriterMarch 29, 2013 (2013-03-29)
1963"Mel Brooks: Make A Noise"[187]Robert TrachtenbergDirector/ProducerMay 20, 2013 (2013-05-20)
1974"Billie Jean King"[188]James ErskineAthleteSeptember 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)
1985"Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin'"[189]Bob SmeatonMusicianNovember 5, 2013 (2013-11-05)

Season 28

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1991"Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love"[190]Dori BerinsteinMusicianDecember 27, 2013 (2013-12-27)
2002"Salinger"[191]Shane SalernoWriterJanuary 21, 2014 (2014-01-21)
2013"Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth"[192]Pratibha ParmarWriterFebruary 7, 2014 (2014-02-07)
2024"A Fierce Green Fire"[193]Mark KitchellEnvironmentalistsApril 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)
2035"Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton As Himself"[194]Luke Poling & Tom BeanWriterMay 16, 2014 (2014-05-16)
2046"Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon Of A Faun"[195]Nancy BuirskiDancer/ChoreographerJune 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)
2057"Dorothea Lange: Grab A Hunk Of Lightning"[196]Dyanna TaylorPhotographerAugust 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)
2068"The Boomer List"[197]Timothy Greenfield-SandersInstitutionSeptember 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
2079"Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work"[198]Ricki SternTelevision PersonalitySeptember 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
20810"Bing Crosby Rediscovered"[199]Robert TrachtenbergActor/PerformerDecember 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)

Season 29

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2091"Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice"[200]Molly BernsteinActor/PerformerJanuary 23, 2015 (2015-01-23)
2102"August Wilson: The Ground On Which I Stand"[201]Sam PollardWriterFebruary 20, 2015 (2015-02-20)
2113"Jascha Heifetz: God'S Fiddler"[202]Peter RosenMusicianApril 16, 2015 (2015-04-16)
2124"American Ballet Theatre: A History"[203]Ric BurnsDancer/ChoreographerMay 15, 2015 (2015-05-15)
2136"Althea"[204]Rex MillerAthleteSeptember 4, 2015 (2015-09-04)
2147"Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer'S Journey"[205]Raymond Telles & Yvan IturriagaPhotographerSeptember 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
2159"The Women'S List"[206]Timothy Greenfield-SandersInstitutionSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)

Season 30

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2161"Mike Nichols"[207]Elaine MayDirector/ProducerJanuary 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)
2172"B.B. King: The Life Of Riley"[208]Jon BrewerMusicianFebruary 12, 2016 (2016-02-12)
2183"Carole King: Natural Woman"[209]George ScottMusicianFebruary 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
2194"Fats Domino And The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll"[210]Joe LauroMusicianFebruary 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)
2205"Loretta Lynn: Still A Mountain Girl"[211]Vikram JayantiMusicianMarch 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
2216"Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue"[212]Amy BergMusicianMay 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)
2227"The Highwaymen: Friends Til The End"[213]Jim BrownMusicianMay 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
2238"Norman Lear: Just Another Version Of You"[214]Heidi Ewing & Rachel GradyDirector/ProducerOctober 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)
2249"Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw The Future"[215]Peter RosenArchitectDecember 27, 2016 (2016-12-27)

Season 31

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2251"By Sidney Lumet"[216]Nanc y BuirskiDirector/ProducerJanuary 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)
2262"Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise"[217]Bob Hercules & Rita Coburn WhackWriterFebruary 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
2273"Patsy Cline: American Masters"[218]Barbara J. HallMusicianMarch 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)
2284"James Beard: America'S First Foodie"[219]Elizabeth FedericiChefMay 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
2295"Jacques Pépin: The Art Of The Craft"[220]Peter L. SteinChefMay 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)
2306"Richard Linklater - Dream Is Destiny"[221]Karen Bernstein, Louis BlackDirector/ProducerSeptember 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)
2317"Tyrus"[222]Pamela TomVisual ArtistSeptember 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
2328"Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive"[223]Eric StangeWritersOctober 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)
23310"This Is Bob Hope…"[224]John ScheinfeldActor/PerformerDecember 29, 2017 (2017-12-29)

Season 32

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2341"Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart"[225]Tracy Heather StrainWriterJanuary 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
2353"Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story"[226]Alexandra DeanActor/PerformerMay 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)
2364"Ted Williams:"The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived""[227]Nick DavisAthleteJuly 23, 2018 (2018-07-23)
2375"Eva Hesse"[228]Marcie BegleiterVisual ArtistAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
2386"Everybody Knows… Elizabeth Murray"[229]Kristi ZeaVisual ArtistSeptember 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
2397"Wyeth"[230]Glenn HolstenVisual ArtistSeptember 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
2408"Basquiat: Rage To Riches"[231]David ShulmanVisual ArtistSeptember 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
2419"Itzhak"[232]Alison ChernickMusicianOctober 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)

Season 33

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2421"Decoding Watson"[233]Mark MannucciScientistJanuary 2, 2019 (2019-01-02)
2432"Sammy Davis, Jr.: I'Ve Gotta Be Me"[234]Sam PollardMusicianFebruary 19, 2019 (2019-02-19)
2443"Charley Pride: I'M Just Me"[235]Barbara HallMusicianFebruary 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)
2454"Holly Near: Singing For Our Lives"[236]Jim BrownMusicianMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
2465"Joseph Pulitzer: Voice Of The People"[237]Oren RudavskyJournalistApril 12, 2019 (2019-04-12)
2476"Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable"[238]Sasha Waters FreyerPhotographerApril 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
2488"Terrence Mcnally: Every Act Of Life"[239]Jeff KaufmanWriterJune 14, 2019 (2019-06-14)
2497"Robert Shaw: Man Of Many Voices"[240]Pamela Roberts, Peter MillerMusicianJune 21, 2019 (2019-06-21)
2509"Worlds Of Ursula K. Le Guin"[241]Arwen CurryWriterAugust 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
25110"Raul Julia: The World'S A Stage"[242]Ben DeJesusActor/PerformerSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
25211"Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous"[243]Eric SladeVisual ArtistOctober 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)
25312"N. Scott Momaday: Words From A Bear"[244]Jeffrey PalmerWritersNovember 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)

Season 34

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2541"Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool"[245]Stanley NelsonMusicianFebruary 25, 2020 (2020-02-25)
2552"Mae West: Dirty Blonde"[246]Sally Rosenthal, Julia MarchesiActor/PerformerJune 16, 2020 (2020-06-16)
2563"Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am"[247]Timothy Greenfield-SandersWriterJune 23, 2020 (2020-06-23)
2574"Unladylike2020: The Changemakers"[248]Charlotte Mangin, Sandra RattleyInstitutionJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
2585"Walter Winchell: The Power Of Gossip"[249]Ben LoetermanJournalistOctober 20, 2020 (2020-10-20)
2596"Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is"[250]Susan FroemkeMusicianOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
2617"Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie To Page"[251]Mary MurphyVisual ArtistDecember 29, 2020 (2020-12-29)
2608"Keith Haring: Street Art Boy"[252]Ben AnthonyWriterDecember 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)

Season 35

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2621"How It Feels To Be Free"[253]Yoruba RichenActors/PerformersJanuary 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)
2632"Flannery"[254]Elizabeth Coffman, Mark BoscoWriterMarch 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)
2643"Twyla Moves"[255]Steven CantorDancer/ChoreographerMarch 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)
2654"Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story"[256]Kevin S. Bright, Jeff ConsiglioMusicianApril 2, 2021 (2021-04-02)
2665"Oliver Sacks: His Own Life"[257]Ric BurnsScientistApril 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
2676"Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir"[258]Jamie RedfordWritersMay 3, 2021 (2021-05-03)
2687"Ballerina Boys"[259]Chana Gazit, Martie BarylickDancers/ChoreographersJune 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)
2698"Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away"[260]Devin Amar, Matt Mitchener, Charles ToddMusicianJuly 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)
2709"Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It"[261]Mariem Pérez RieraActor/PerformerOctober 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)
27110"Becoming Helen Keller"[262]Michael PressmanWriterOctober 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)

Season 36

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2721"AILEY"[263]Jamila WignotDancer/ChoreographerJanuary 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)

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  135. "Woody Guthrie ~ Preview Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 5 November 2012.
  136. "Marilyn Monroe Essay by Gloria Steinam | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 19 July 2006.
  137. "Walter Cronkite ~ Career Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 27 July 2006.
  138. "Andy Warhol Biography | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 20 September 2006.
  139. "Frank Gehry ~ Career Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 20 September 2006.
  140. "Annie Leibovitz ~ Career Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 3 January 2007.
  141. "Novel Reflections on the American Dream ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 15 March 2007.
  142. "Ahmet Ertegun ~ Atlantic Records | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 2 May 2007.
  143. "Les Paul ~ Career Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 11 July 2007.
  144. "David Hockney ~ Career Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 18 July 2007.
  145. "John James Audubon ~ Bird Illustration Gallery | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 25 July 2007.
  146. "Interview | Tony Bennett's Best Advice for New Singers | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 12 September 2007.
  147. "José Clemente Orozco ~ Career Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 19 September 2007.
  148. "Charles Schulz ~ Career Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 29 October 2007.
  149. "Carol Burnett ~ Audio Carrie and Me | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 4 April 2013.
  150. "Pete Seeger ~ Filmmaker Interview - Jim Brown | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 27 February 2008.
  151. "Zora Neale Hurston ~ Career Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 9 April 2008.
  152. "Marvin Gaye ~ Interview with Filmmaker Sam Pollard | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 7 May 2008.
  153. "The Brothers Warner ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 9 September 2008.
  154. "The Brothers Warner ~ Filmmaker Notes - Cass Warner Sperling | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 September 2008.
  155. "Jerome Robbins ~ About the Artist | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 27 January 2009.
  156. "Philip Glass ~ GLASS: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 4 March 2009.
  157. "Hollywood Chinese ~ Introduction | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 20 March 2009.
  158. "Neil Young ~ Don't be Denied | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 28 May 2009.
  159. "Garrison Keillor ~ Film Outtakes: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 2 August 2013.
  160. "Dalton Trumbo ~ About Dalton Trumbo | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 11 August 2009.
  161. "Joan Baez ~ About Joan Baez | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 24 September 2009.
  162. "Louisa May Alcott ~ Interview Outtakes from the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 15 December 2009.
  163. "Sam Cooke ~ Crossing over | American Masters | PBS". PBS. January 2010.
  164. "I.M. Pei ~ Building China Modern | American Masters | PBS". PBS. February 2010.
  165. "The Doors ~ Interview with Robby Krieger | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 27 April 2010.
  166. "Merle Haggard ~ Learning to Live with Myself | American Masters | PBS". PBS. July 2010.
  167. "Cachao: Uno Más ~ About Cachao | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 September 2010.
  168. "A Letter to Elia ~ About Elia Kazan | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 30 September 2010.
  169. "LENNONYC ~ John Lennon and Yoko Ono in New York City: A Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 22 November 2010.
  170. "Genius within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould ~ Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 13 December 2010.
  171. "Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides ~ Outtakes: Working with Hal Ashby | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 12 January 2011.
  172. "Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & the Rise of the Singer-Songwriter ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 20 January 2011.
  173. "John Muir in the New World ~ About the Documentary Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 23 February 2011.
  174. "Pearl Jam Twenty ~ About the Documentary Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 19 July 2011.
  175. "Bill T. Jones: A Good Man ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 21 July 2011.
  176. "Woody Allen: A Documentary ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 21 July 2011.
  177. "Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 16 November 2011.
  178. "Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune ~ About the Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 20 December 2011.
  179. "Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel ~ About the Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 9 February 2012.
  180. "Cab Calloway: Sketches ~ About the Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 19 January 2012.
  181. "Harper Lee ~ About the Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 4 June 2015.
  182. "Carl Sandburg ~ Carl Sandburg Biography and Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 18 August 2012.
  183. "Inventing David Geffen ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 7 November 2012.
  184. "Joffrey ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 13 December 2012.
  185. "Timeline: The Years of Sister Rosetta Tharpe | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 28 December 2012.
  186. "Philip Roth ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 9 December 2015.
  187. "Bernadette Peters on Mel Brooks: "...he'll get away with things because they were truly funny." | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 21 August 2020.
  188. "Billie Jean King ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 26 September 2017.
  189. "Jimi Hendrix ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 18 September 2013.
  190. "Marvin Hamlisch ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 31 August 2015.
  191. "JD Salinger ~ Timeline of Major Events | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 16 January 2014.
  192. "Alice Walker ~ Biography and Awards | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 14 February 2014.
  193. "A Fierce Green Fire ~ Timeline of Environmental Movement and History | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 15 April 2014.
  194. "George Plimpton ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 31 August 2015.
  195. "Tanaquil le Clercq ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 31 August 2015.
  196. "Watch "Dorothea Lange — Under the Trees," an intimate documentary of the American photographer from 1965 | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 21 August 2020.
  197. "Author Tim O'Brien's Most Powerful Memory of the Vietnam War Has "Nothing to do with Bullets" | American Masters | PBS". PBS.
  198. "Did Joan Rivers' rise to success get her "blacklisted" by Johnny Carson? | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 3 September 2021.
  199. "Bing Crosby ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 6 October 2014.
  200. "Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice ~ Biography of Ricky Jay | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 22 January 2015.
  201. "August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand ~ Film Preview | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 18 December 2014.
  202. "Jascha Heifetz ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 28 August 2015.
  203. "American Ballet Theatre ~ Preview the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 20 April 2015.
  204. "Althea ~ Althea Gibson Biographical Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 31 August 2015.
  205. "Pedro e. Guerrero ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 5 August 2015.
  206. "The Women's List ~ Preview the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 10 September 2015.
  207. "Mike Nichols ~ Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 5 January 2016.
  208. "B.B. King: The Life of Riley ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 6 January 2016.
  209. "Why doesn't anyone talk about Carole King's other No. 1 album (Including her)? | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 24 March 2021.
  210. "Fats Domino and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 January 2016.
  211. "Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 11 January 2016.
  212. "Janis Joplin ~ Janis: Little Girl Blue - About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 19 January 2016.
  213. "The Highwaymen: Friends till the End ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 29 March 2016.
  214. "Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 6 July 2016.
  215. "Eero Saarinen's Gateway Arch Completed Today in 1965 | Blog | American Masters | PBS". PBS.
  216. "American Masters Pictures: "By Sidney Lumet" Premiere | Blog | American Masters | PBS". PBS.
  217. "Trailer: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 10 February 2021.
  218. "Patsy Cline ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 7 February 2017.
  219. "James Beard: America's First Foodie ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 26 April 2017.
  220. "Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 28 April 2017.
  221. "Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 21 July 2017.
  222. "The Legacy of Tyrus Wong". PBS. 21 July 2017.
  223. "Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive ~ Edgar Allan Poe Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 21 July 2017.
  224. "This is Bob Hope... ~ Bob Hope Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 13 November 2017.
  225. "Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart ~ Lorraine Hansberry Biographical Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 11 January 2018.
  226. "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story ~ About Hedy Lamarr Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 January 2018.
  227. "Ted Williams: "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived" ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 7 June 2018.
  228. "Eva Hesse ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 2 August 2018.
  229. "Everybody Knows...Elizabeth Murray ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 2 August 2018.
  230. "Wyeth ~ Andrew Wyeth Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 7 September 2018.
  231. "Basquiat: Rage to Riches ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 2 August 2018.
  232. "American Masters : Itzhak ~ Itzhak Perlman Documentary Trailer | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 27 July 2018.
  233. "American Masters: Decoding Watson ~ James Watson biographical timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 17 December 2018.
  234. "Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta be Me ~ About the Sammy Davis, Jr. Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 17 December 2018.
  235. "Charley Pride biography | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 16 December 2020.
  236. "American Masters – Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives ~ About | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 11 January 2019.
  237. "Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People ~ About | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 13 March 2019.
  238. "Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable ~ About | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 13 March 2019.
  239. "Learn About Terence McNally Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 22 January 2019.
  240. "Robert Shaw – Man of Many Voices ~ Biography | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 20 May 2019.
  241. "Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin ~ About | American Masters | PBS". PBS. July 2019.
  242. "Raúl Juliá: The World's a Stage Preview | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 9 February 2021.
  243. "Rothko: Pictures Must be Miraculous Preview | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 9 February 2021.
  244. "Words from a Bear | Trailer | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 9 February 2021.
  245. "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool ~ Miles Davis documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 10 December 2019.
  246. "Mae West: Dirty Blonde | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 February 2021.
  247. "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 February 2021.
  248. "Unladylike2020: The Changemakers | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 February 2021.
  249. "Walter Winchell documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 February 2021.
  250. "Michael Tilson Thomas Biography | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 29 September 2020.
  251. "Laura Ingalls Wilder documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 February 2021.
  252. "Keith Haring documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 February 2021.
  253. "How It Feels to be Free ~ Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 February 2021.
  254. "Flannery | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 13 January 2021.
  255. "Twyla Moves | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 14 January 2021.
  256. "Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 8 March 2021.
  257. "Oliver Sacks: His Own Life | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 19 March 2021.
  258. "Amy Tan's writing inspiration | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 16 April 2021.
  259. "Ballerina Boys | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 4 May 2021.
  260. "Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 21 May 2021.
  261. "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It ~ Rita Moreno documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 29 July 2019.
  262. "Helen Keller documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 30 August 2021.
  263. "Alvin Ailey documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 13 January 2021.
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