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American Masters Season 9 Episodes
Season 9 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 1994 - 1995
Episode 1
Rediscovering Will Rogers
Wed, Nov 30, 199460 mins
Biography of Will Rogers, who, during the generation before World War Two, was one of America's best known journalists, movie actors, stage performers and international ambassadors of good will. The story is told through interviews, photographs, newsreel clips and excerpts from feature films in which he starred. Narrated by Edwin Newman.
Episode 2
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Mon, Dec 19, 199497 mins
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by the final difficult years. Includes some of the most celebrated scenes from film adaptations of Williams' work, among them extracts of _Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)_,Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), _Night of the Iguana, The (1964)_, and _Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) (TV)_. Contains footage of Williams being interviewed, including conversations with David Frost, 'Edward R. Murrow (I)', and Melvyn Bragg, as well as reminiscences from people who knew and worked with him, among them Edward Albee, Gore Vidal, and his lifelong friend, Lady Maria Britneva. Features readings from Elia Kazan's Notebook by Kim Hunter.
Episode 3
Plácido Domingo: A Musical Life
Wed, Feb 15, 1995
Plácido Domingo is one of the most loved and listened to opera singers of the 20th century. More than nearly any other performer, Plácido Domingo has earned the respect and love of opera listeners throughout the world.
Episode 4
Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul
Wed, Mar 22, 199560 mins
Comprised of interviews with Poe scholars, dramatic sequences, and an adaptation of "The Cask of Amontillado", this documentary covers the life of Edgar Allen Poe thoroughly from a number of perspectives.
