Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip (#3305).Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is (#3401).Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel (#2503)ĭiscover the Pulitzer Prize-winning author behind "Gone With the Wind.Įxplore the mysterious life of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird.Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey (#2902)ĭiscover the life and work of Mexican-American photographer Pedro E. August Wilson: The Ground On Which I Stand (#2705)įrom his roots as an activist and poet to his indelible mark on Broadway, this program captures the legacy of the man some call America's Shakespeare.ĭiscover the story of Althea Gibson, who emerged as the unlikely queen of the segregated tennis world of the 1950s.Learn the story of one of the most famous and influential artists of the 20th century and how he found redemption not in the public adoration he craved as a youth, but in the quiet and simple pleasures of fatherhood. Watch American Masters - Clips, Episodes & Previews Bringing provocative subjects like war, poverty, and prejudice into 120 million homes every week, Lear proved that social change was possible through an unlikely prism - laughter - and created some of the greatest moments in television history.Discover the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey whose dances center on the Black American experience with grace, strength and beauty.ĭiscover the Grammy-winning conductor, pianist and composer.Įxplore the groundbreaking career of master trumpeter Doc Severinsen, from his three decades as the colorful bandleader to "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" to his relentless schedule of touring and performing into his nineties.Įxplore the lives and trailblazing careers of iconic African American entertainers Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier, who changed American culture through their films, fashion, music and politics. Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady show how a poor Jewish kid from Connecticut became one of TV's most successful producers. The documentary also features colorful stories from Lear's family, friends and collaborators, including John Amos, Mel Brooks, George Clooney, Alan Horn, Louise Lasser, Bill Moyers, Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, and Russell Simmons.
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With unprecedented access to Lear, his work and his massive personal archives, American Masters - Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You combines stories from his turbulent childhood and early career with his groundbreaking TV success (All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude) and social activism. From his childhood and early career with his groundbreaking TV success (All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude) and social activism, Lear proved social change was possible through an unlikely prism - laughter - and created some of the greatest moments in television history.Īmerican Masters: Norman Lear Largely responsible for the explosion of bold American television in the 1970s, writer/producer Norman Lear's name is synonymous with the sitcom. Largely responsible for bold American television in the 1970s, Norman Lear's name is synonymous with the sitcom.
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