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Episode list

American Masters
Toni Morrison
Mon, Jun 22, 2020
  • S34.E3
  • Toni Morrison
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's life, her works, and the themes she confronted throughout her literary career.
8 /10
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Mon, Jun 15, 2020
  • S34.E2
  • Mae West: Dirty Blonde
The life and career of groundbreaking writer, performer and subversive star Mae West. Over a career spanning eight decades, she broke boundaries and possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s.
7.6 /10
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
Mon, Oct 19, 2020
  • S34.E5
  • Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
The life and times of radio commentator and syndicated newspaper gossip columnist Walter Winchell, who reached an audience of 50 million at his peak.
7.5 /10
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

S34.E1 ∙ Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Mon, Feb 24, 2020
Musicians, scholars, family and friends reflect on the life of jazzer Miles Davis to reveal the man behind the legend. Full access to Davis' estate provides rare footage and photos, outtakes from recording sessions and new interviews.
7.4 /10
Mae West: Dirty Blonde

S34.E2 ∙ Mae West: Dirty Blonde

Mon, Jun 15, 2020
The life and career of groundbreaking writer, performer and subversive star Mae West. Over a career spanning eight decades, she broke boundaries and possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s.
7.6 /10
Toni Morrison

S34.E3 ∙ Toni Morrison

Mon, Jun 22, 2020
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's life, her works, and the themes she confronted throughout her literary career.
8 /10
Unladylike 2020

S34.E4 ∙ Unladylike 2020

Thu, Jul 09, 2020
Six women trailblazers help shape American politics at the turn of the 20th century; narrator Julianna Margulies.
6.4 /10
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

S34.E6 ∙ Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

Thu, Oct 22, 2020
The life and career of Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Francisco Symphony, founder and artistic director of the New World Symphony and conductor laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra.
7.3 /10
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page

S34.E7 ∙ Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page

Mon, Dec 28, 2020
An unlikely author who helped shape American ideas of the frontier. A Midwestern farm woman who published her first novel at age 65, Laura Ingalls Wilder transformed her frontier childhood into the best-selling "Little House" series.
6.9 /10
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

S34.E8 ∙ Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

Thu, Dec 03, 2020
Between 1980-1990, Keith Haring became an art world celebrity and a pop culture icon with his distinctive and recognizable artwork style. We hear Haring's own words from previously unheard interviews recorded by John Gruen.
6.8 /10
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