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American Masters : Season 13
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Air date: 28 Oct '98 - 7 episodesAmerican Masters is a PBS television show which produces biographies on artists, actors and writers of the United States who have left a profound impact on the nation's popular culture. It is produced by WNET in New York City. The show debuted on PBS in 1986. Groups or organizations featured include: Actors Studio, Algonquin Round Table, Group Theatre, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Women of Tin Pan Alley, Negro Ensemble Company, Juilliard School, the Beat Generation, The Singer-songwriters of the 1970s, Sun Records, Vaudeville, and Warner Bros. Pictures.
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List of Episodes (7)
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American Masters (1986)
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1. Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
28 Oct '98Chronicle of the achievements of the noted composer and conductor of popular and classical music.
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American Masters (1986)
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2. The Line King: Al Hirschfeld
06 Jan '99An in-depth look at the famous art and caricatures of Al Hirschfeld.
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American Masters (1986)
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3. Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
24 Feb '99Documentary about the life of Paul Robeson: actor, scholar, and rights activist.
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American Masters (1986)
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4. Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius
07 Apr '99The boundaries broken by the innovative experimental artist.
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American Masters (1986)
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5. The Lives of Lillian Hellman
30 Jun '99The politics and writings of the noted 20th century woman.
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American Masters (1986)
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6. Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer
30 Jun '99A profile of an author as mysterious as some of his well-known detective stories.
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American Masters (1986)
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7. Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley
18 Aug '99A story of the women who created some of Broadway's most memorable songs.
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