American Masters
Season 13
1998 • 7 Episodes
Episodes
1. Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
October 28, 1998
Chronicle of the achievements of the noted composer and conductor of popular and classical music.
2. The Line King: Al Hirschfeld
January 6, 1999
An in-depth look at the famous art and caricatures of Al Hirschfeld.
3. Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
February 24, 1999
Documentary about the life of Paul Robeson: actor, scholar, and rights activist.
4. Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius
April 7, 1999
The boundaries broken by the innovative experimental artist.
5. The Lives of Lillian Hellman
June 30, 1999
The politics and writings of the noted 20th century woman.
6. Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer
June 30, 1999
A profile of an author as mysterious as some of his well-known detective stories.
7. Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley
August 18, 1999
A story of the women who created some of Broadway's most memorable songs.