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American Masters

Season 36 2022
TV-14

  • 2022-01-12T02:00:00Z on PBS
  • 1h 30m
  • 11h 50m (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

2022-01-12T02:00:00Z

36x01 Ailey

Season Premiere

36x01 Ailey

  • 2022-01-12T02:00:00Z1h 24m

The life and career of choreographer Alvin Ailey, whose dances focus on the Black experience, interviews with those close to him and a glimpse into his dance studios.

Exploring the life and legacy of singer Marian Anderson and her work as an advocate for the civil rights advocate.

The journey and legacy of five-time Olympic medalist Duke Kahanamoku, who broke swimming records and popularized modern-day surfing while overcoming racism.

2022-06-04T01:00:00Z

36x04 Joe Papp in Five Acts

36x04 Joe Papp in Five Acts

  • 2022-06-04T01:00:00Z1h 30m

36x05 Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road

  • 2022-06-15T01:00:00Z1h 24m

Follow musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and co-founder of The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson on a drive through Los Angeles with his longtime friend and Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine. With Fine behind the wheel and Wilson selecting the music, they reflect on the formative and creative periods in Wilson’s life as they revisit the places that helped to shape his career.

36x06 Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

  • 2022-11-23T02:00:00Z1h 30m

Experience the story of the Oscar-winning Indigenous artist from her rise to prominence in New York’s Greenwich Village folk music scene through her six-decade groundbreaking career as a singer-songwriter, social activist, educator and artist.

36x07 The Adventures of Saul Bellow

  • 2022-12-13T02:00:00Z1h 23m

Explore Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow's impact on American literature and how he navigated through issues of his time, including race, gender and the Jewish immigrant experience. Featuring interviews with Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie and others.

Season Finale

2022-12-28T02:00:00Z

36x08 Groucho & Cavett

Season Finale

36x08 Groucho & Cavett

  • 2022-12-28T02:00:00Z1h 22m

Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Their relationship is chronicled through interviews with Cavett, archival footage and interviews with George Burns and others.

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