Episode guide
American Masters: Season 1
12 episodes · premiered Jun 23, 1986
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- Episode 1: Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' Jun 23, 1986 · 1h 30m A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
- Episode 2: Philip Johnson, Self Portrait Jun 30, 1986 · 1h 30m One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
- Episode 3: Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory Jul 7, 1986 · 1h 30m A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
- Episode 4: The Unknown Chaplin (1) Jul 14, 1986 · 1h 30m An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
- Episode 5: The Unknown Chaplin (2) Jul 21, 1986 · 1h 30m An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
- Episode 6: The Unknown Chaplin (3) Jul 28, 1986 · 1h 30m An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
- Episode 7: Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day Aug 4, 1986 · 1h 30m 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.
- Episode 8: James Levine: A Life in Music Aug 11, 1986 · 1h 30m 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.
- Episode 9: Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait Aug 18, 1986 · 1h 30m One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
- Episode 10: Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait Aug 25, 1986 · 1h 30m The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
- Episode 11: Georgia O'Keeffe Sep 1, 1986 · 1h 30m A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
- Episode 12: Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts Sep 8, 1986 · 1h 30m