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American Masters Season 14 Episodes
Season 14 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1998 - 2000
Episode 1
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Mon, Nov 1, 199986 mins
With Hitchcock's career just beginning and Selznick's on the decline, the final year of their collaboration would mark turning points in both men's lives.
Episode 2
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Wed, Nov 24, 1999
A documentary about American artist Norman Rockwell, featuring his biography accompanied with opinions by the artist's son, movie director Steven Spielberg, two of the artist's models, and art critics.
Episode 3
Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
Wed, Dec 8, 1999
Through fifty-eight years of performing, thirteen Grammys and more than forty million records sold, she elevated swing, bebop, and ballads to their highest potential. She was, undeniably, the First Lady of Song.
Episode 4
Paul Taylor: Dancemaker
Wed, Jan 5, 2000
In 1952, a 22-year old athlete with little training or experience won a work scholarship to the American Dance Festival. Powerfully built, he immediately captured the attention of dance giants Martha Graham, José Limón, and Doris Humphrey.
Episode 5
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Wed, Feb 2, 200055 mins
In this series entry, actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City at the start of his career; his involvement in the US civil-rights movement; and efforts to end apartheid in South Africa. Friends and acquaintances, as well as other performers, give their insights about what makes him so special.
Episode 6
Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso
Wed, Apr 12, 200060 mins
Virtuoso violinist Isaac Stern is one of the twentieth century's most renowned, celebrated and recorded musicians. He is widely recognized as an influential teacher, emissary, speaker, and humanitarian.
Episode 7
The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation
Wed, May 31, 2000
Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.