Season 28
(2013)
Cast
Episodes
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love 0.0
December 27, 2013
A profile of composer Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012), featuring remarks from family and such friends as Barbra Streisand, …
Salinger 0.0
January 21, 2014
Featuring never-before-seen photographs, personal stories and moments from J.D. Salinger’s (1919 -2010) life and harrow…
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth 0.0
February 7, 2014
A profile of writer Alice Walker, the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (for her 1982 …
A Fierce Green Fire 0.0
April 22, 2014
An exploration of the environmental movement from the 1960s through 2009. Included: the battle in the 1960s to block da…
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself 0.0
May 16, 2014
Profiling George Plimpton (1927-2003), whose exploits in participatory journalism led to such fun reads as "Paper Lion"…
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun 0.0
June 20, 2014
Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929–2000) was a star ballerina with the New York City Ballet who greatly influenced choreographers…
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning 0.0
August 29, 2014
A profile of photographer Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), who captured iconic images of the Great Depression, Dust Bowl and…
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work 0.0
September 23, 2014
American Masters – Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work takes the audience on a year-long ride with Joan Rivers in her 76th yea…
The Boomer List 0.0
September 23, 2014
From the time of its birth, the baby boomer generation (1946-1964) has significantly and uniquely changed our world. 20…
Bing Crosby Rediscovered 0.0
December 2, 2014
Bing Crosby (1903-77) is remembered via home movies, Dictabelt recordings, photos and insights from wife Kathryn, daugh…