American Masters
Season 1
1986 • 12 Episodes
Episodes
1. Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
June 23, 1986
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
2. Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
June 30, 1986
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
3. Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
July 7, 1986
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
4. The Unknown Chaplin (1)
July 14, 1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
5. The Unknown Chaplin (2)
July 21, 1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
6. The Unknown Chaplin (3)
July 28, 1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
7. Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
August 4, 1986
A biography of Billie Holiday, one of America's most unique and emotional jazz singers and the tragic end of her life at an early age.
8. James Levine: A Life in Music
August 11, 1986
The musical career of the long-time conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera as reflected by following his normal working day on camera.
9. Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
August 18, 1986
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
10. Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
August 25, 1986
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
11. Georgia O'Keeffe
September 1, 1986
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
12. Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
September 8, 1986
No overview available.