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Episode Detail: Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note - American Masters

A chronicle of the life and career of composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein features clips from TV interviews, rehearsal footage, scenes from his work and home movies. Also: comments from family members and colleagues, including Stephen Sondheim.

Episodes: Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note - American Masters - 188 total Episodes

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12/28/2009: Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
10/14/2009: Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
9/2/2009: Trumbo
7/1/2009: Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes Season 22, Episode 5
6/10/2009: Neil Young: Don't Be Denied Season 22, Episode 4
5/27/2009: Hollywood Chinese Season 22, Episode 3
4/8/2009: Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts Season 22, Episode 2
2/18/2009: Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About Season 22, Episode 1
9/25/2008: The Brothers Warner Season 21, Episode 9
9/25/2008: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story: The Big Tent (1980-Present) Season 21, Episode 8
9/24/2008: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story: Woodstock Notions (1970-89) Season 21, Episode 7
9/24/2008: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story: A New Reality (1950-70) Season 21, Episode 6
9/24/2008: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story: A New Reality (1950-70); Woodstock Notions (1970-89)
9/23/2008: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story: Good War, Uneasy Peace (1935-50) Season 21, Episode 5
9/23/2008: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story; You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet (1923-35) Season 21, Episode 4
9/23/2008: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story; You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet (1923-35); Good War, Uneasy Peace (1935-50)
5/7/2008: Marvin Gaye: What's Going On Season 21, Episode 3
4/9/2008: Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun Season 21, Episode 2
2/27/2008: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Season 21, Episode 1
11/5/2007: Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character Season 20, Episode 8
10/29/2007: Good Ol' Charles Schulz Season 20, Episode 7
9/19/2007: Orozco: Man of Fire Season 20, Episode 6
9/12/2007: Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends Season 20, Episode 5
7/25/2007: John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature Season 20, Episode 4
7/18/2007: David Hockney: The Colors of Music Season 20, Episode 3
7/11/2007: Les Paul: Chasing Sound Season 20, Episode 2
5/2/2007: Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built Season 20, Episode 1
1/3/2007: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens Season 19, Episode 9
9/27/2006: Sketches of Frank Gehry Season 19, Episode 8
9/21/2006: Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film Season 19, Episode 7
9/20/2006: Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film Season 19, Episode 6
8/2/2006: Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter
7/26/2006: Walter Cronkite: Witness to History Season 19, Episode 5
7/19/2006: Marilyn Monroe: Still Life Season 19, Episode 4
7/12/2006: Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home Season 19, Episode 3
5/17/2006: The World of Nat King Cole Season 19, Episode 2
5/10/2006: John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend Season 19, Episode 1
9/27/2005: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan Season 18, Episode 10
9/26/2005: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan Season 18, Episode 9
9/14/2005: Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea Season 18, Episode 8
9/7/2005: Willa Cather: The Road Is All Season 18, Episode 7
8/17/2005: Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds Season 15, Episode 3
7/20/2005: Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned Season 18, Episode 6
7/13/2005: George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Season 18, Episode 5
7/7/2005: Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
6/29/2005: Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice Season 18, Episode 4
5/25/2005: Cary Grant: A Class Apart Season 18, Episode 3
5/11/2005: James Dean: Sense Memories Season 18, Episode 2
8/18/2004: Julia! America's Favorite Chef Season 18, Episode 1
6/23/2004: Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues Season 17, Episode 6
4/28/2004: Henry Luce and Time-Life's America: A Vision of Empire Season 17, Episode 5
2/25/2004: Judy Garland: By Myself Season 17, Episode 4
1/14/2004: Balanchine Season 17, Episode 3
10/29/2003: James Brown: Soul Survivor Season 17, Episode 2
9/3/2003: Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin Season 17, Episode 1
7/30/2003: The Education of Gore Vidal Season 16, Episode 8
5/28/2003: Robert Capa: In Love and War Season 16, Episode 7
4/23/2003: Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied Season 16, Episode 6
4/2/2003: Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind Season 16, Episode 5
3/19/2003: Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution Season 16, Episode 4
1/29/2003: Julliard Season 16, Episode 3
10/30/2002: Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces Season 16, Episode 2
10/2/2002: Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving Season 16, Episode 1
3/1/2002: Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer Season 15, Episode 8
2/19/2002: Ralph Ellison: An American Journey Season 15, Episode 7
12/16/2001: Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance Season 15, Episode 6
11/28/2001: Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records Season 15, Episode 5
11/18/2001: Quincy Jones: In the Pocket Season 15, Episode 4
10/14/2001: F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams Season 15, Episode 2
10/7/2001: Goldwyn Season 15, Episode 1
4/23/2001: Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians
4/18/2001: A Conversation with Gregory Peck
4/16/2001: Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye
2/14/2001: Bob Marley: Rebel Music
11/30/2000: Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy, an American Master Special
11/22/2000: George Cukor: On Cukor
10/5/2000: Mailer on Mailer
9/26/2000: Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
4/12/2000: Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso
2/3/2000: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
1/6/2000: Paul Taylor: Dancemaker
12/10/1999: Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
11/25/1999: Norman Rockwell: Painting America
11/1/1999: Hitchcock, Selznick & the End of Hollywood
8/19/1999: Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley
5/13/1998: Don Hewitt: 90 Minutes on 60 Minutes
2/7/1996: James Baldwin: The Price of a Ticket
11/29/1995: Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
1/3/1992: Ray Charles: The Genius of Soul
8/22/1988: Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
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Premiered: 1986, on PBS

Rating: TV-PG

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Premise: An acclaimed series of biographies of artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians and Hollywood stars. Profiles of Alexander Calder, Paul Simon, Charlie Chaplin and music producer John Hammond won Peabody Awards, while films about Edward R. Murrow, Lucille Ball, Buster Keaton, Lillian Gish and Leonard Bernstein (among others) won Emmys, and a study of the Algonquin Round Table won a 1987 Academy Award.

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