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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.
Episode 7 : Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley
August. 18,1999
A story of the women who created some of Broadway's most memorable songs.
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Episode 6 : Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer
June. 30,1999
A profile of an author as mysterious as some of his well-known detective stories.
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Episode 5 : The Lives of Lillian Hellman
June. 30,1999
The politics and writings of the noted 20th century woman.
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Episode 4 : Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius
April. 07,1999
The boundaries broken by the innovative experimental artist.
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Episode 3 : Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
February. 24,1999
Documentary about the life of Paul Robeson: actor, scholar, and rights activist.
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Episode 2 : The Line King: Al Hirschfeld
January. 06,1999
An in-depth look at the famous art and caricatures of Al Hirschfeld.
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Episode 1 : Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
October. 28,1998
Chronicle of the achievements of the noted composer and conductor of popular and classical music.
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