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American Masters Season 28 Episodes
Season 28 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love
Fri, Dec 27, 2013
A musical prodigy accepted to Juilliard at age 6, Hamlisch devoted his talent to musical theater and pop music composition. The composer and conductor earned 4 Grammys, 4 Emmys, 3 Oscars, 3 Golden Globes, a Tony Award, and a Pulitzer Prize
Episode 2
Salinger
Tue, Jan 21, 2014
Filmmaker Shane Salerno reveals Salinger's private world: how WW II influenced his life and work, his painstaking writing methods, his many relationships with young women, and the literary secrets he left behind after his death.
Episode 3
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Fri, Feb 7, 2014
Examine the dramatic life of writer/activist Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple. Her story is told, and includes interviews with Steven Spielberg, Danny Glover, Quincy Jones, Howard Zinn, Gloria Steinem, Sapphire and Walker herself.
Episode 4
A Fierce Green Fire
Tue, Apr 22, 2014
Chronicling the largest environmental movement of the 20th century, the film tells vivid stories about people fighting - and succeeding - against the odds, from the Grand Canyon to Love Canal, from the oceans to the Amazon.
Episode 5
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
Fri, May 16, 2014
Co-founder of The Paris Review, George Plimpton (1927-2003) was a fascinated and fascinating journalist who lived fully, strangely and incredibly. With George Plimpton's own narration, the film includes extensive archival footage.
Episode 6
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
Fri, Jun 20, 201492 mins
Le Clercq's friend describes the lack of respect the former ballerina was shown, most likely because she was in a wheelchair. Le Clercq used humor as a comeback to set the offender straight about her abilities.
Episode 7
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
Fri, Aug 29, 2014112 mins
From PBS and American Masters - More than four decades of 20th-century America are filtered through Lange's life and lens -- her creations and achievements; her tragedies and losses. Known for her powerful images from the Great Depression; her haunting "Migrant Mother" remains emblematic of that period. In 1936; when photographs of the poverty-stricken mother of seven; stranded in a camp in California; were published; a national awareness began. As America matured into a world power; Lange continued to bear witness -- mass migration; increasing urbanization and the cost of war at home -- bringing subjects alive; transmitting raw emotions and capturing the human condition. This film is made by Dyanna Taylor; Lange's granddaughter; who began her artistic vision; literally; at Lange's feet.
Episode 8
The Boomer List
Tue, Sep 23, 2014
The baby boomer generation (1946-1964) has significantly and uniquely changed our world. 2014 marks an important shift in American culture, as the last boomers turn 50.
Episode 9
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Tue, Sep 23, 2014
This film takes the audience on a year-long ride with Joan Rivers in her 76th year of life; it peels away the mask of an iconic comedian, laying bare both the struggle and thrill of living life as a ground-breaking female performer.
Episode 10
Bing Crosby Rediscovered
Tue, Dec 2, 201485 mins
American Masters looks at one of the most prolific entertainers in history; Bing Crosby. The special looks into his family life and into a career that spanned decades over film, music, and live entertainment.
