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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 8 : Louisa May Alcott: the Woman Behind 'Little Women'
December. 28,2009
The author of 'Little Women' is an almost universally recognized name whose reputation as a morally upstanding New England spinster masked a literary double life.
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Episode 7 : Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
October. 14,2009
The folk music career of Joan Baez and the progressive movements she both participated in and influenced.
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Episode 6 : Trumbo
September. 02,2009
An account of Dalton Trumbo, a powerful motion picture screenwriter who refused to succumb to the stigma of the Hollywood "blacklist" and rose to prominence once again.
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Episode 5 : Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
July. 01,2009
A retrospective on the famed radio personality and author centering on A Prairie Home Companion.
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Episode 4 : Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
June. 10,2009
The work of the legendary rock musician and his artistic and intellectual transitions over the decades.
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Episode 2 : Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
April. 08,2009
Scott Hicks' acclaimed 2007 film on a year in the life of the modern experimental composer.
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Episode 1 : Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About
February. 18,2009
The work of the American dance pioneer and choreographer who brought ballet techniques to the Broadway stage.
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