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American Masters Season 12 Episodes
Season 12 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1994 - 1998
Episode 1
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
Wed, Sep 17, 199782 mins
This explores the life and work of the greatest poet of the Beat Generation. Along with the usual biographical details, we also get to experience the poet's readings of his work such as his masterwork, Howl. We also examine his work as a musician and a political activist who, amoung other causes, worked to end the Vietnam War.
Episode 2
Vaudeville
Wed, Nov 26, 1997120 mins
Using film clips and photos, the art and history of vaudeville (1890-1930s) is illustrated.
Episode 3
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Wed, Feb 4, 199860 mins
A one-hour profile of Billy Wilder, the writer-director whose movies include "Double Indemnity", "The Lost Weekend", "Sunset Blvd.", "Ace in the Hole", "Stalag 17", "Sabrina", "The Seven Year Itch", "Witness for the Prosecution", "Some Like It Hot", "The Apartment", "Irma La Douce", "The Fortune Cookie" and "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes". Included: clips from those films; comments from Wilder, Walter Matthau (who also narrates), Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Nancy Olson, I.A.L. Diamond, Audrey Wilder, critic Richard Schickel, and writer-directors Robert Towne, William Friedkin and Ron Shelton.
Episode 4
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Wed, Apr 29, 199873 mins
About the musician, poet and composer Lou Reed. The rebel who made rock and roll into avant garde.
Episode 5
Don Hewitt: 90 Minutes on 60 Minutes
Fri, May 1, 1998
In 1968, CBS News forever changed the face of broadcast journalism with the premiere of '60 Minutes'. It was a revolution in television programming created by veteran newsman Don Hewitt (1922 - 2009).
Episode 6
Alexander Calder
Wed, Jun 17, 1998
In a time of constant artistic upheaval, Alexander Calder's aesthetic revolution concerned itself with a somewhat taboo topic in the art world - fun.
