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Johnny Carson (10/23/1925 – 1/23/2005) was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. Over the course of 30 years, 4,531 episodes and 23,000 guests, he became a fixture of national life. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night explores his ...

American Masters opens its 26th season with the biography of a conflicted troubadour who, with guitar in hand, stood up for what he believed in and challenged us all to do the same. Three-time Emmy-nominated filmmaker Kenneth Bowser examines one of America's most iconic folk ...

Director and music journalist Cameron Crowe creates a definitive portrait of the seminal band carved from never-before-seen footage, recent band interviews, and concert footage. The two-hour documentary gives an intimate glimpse into Pearl Jam's journey in honor of the band's 20th anniversary. Pearl Jam Twenty ...

Where Have all the Flowers Gone is a singalong memoir written by Pete Seeger and first published in 1993. This book is now in its third printing (including revisions and additional material). Stories and anecdotes are supported chronologically with approximately 200 songs (music and lyrics) ...

This documentary delves into John Muir's life with reenactments throughout the majestic landscapes he visited: Wisconsin, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, the Alhambra Valley of California, and the glaciers of Alaska. This Scottish American is remembered as the father of the environmental movement. John Muir ...

Executive Producers Sam Feldman Michael Gorfaine Lorna Guess Produced by Eddie Schmidt Directed by Morgan Neville Executive Producer for Concord Music Robert Smith Edited By Miranda Yousef Directors Of Photography Nicola Marsh Arlene Nelson Production Manager Jennifer Ellen Mohr Production Coordinators Eva Gunz Lindsay Heller ...

  A Film By   Michèle Hozer & Peter Raymont Directed by Michèle Hozer & Peter Raymont Producer Peter Raymont     Editor Michèle Hozer Director of Photography Walter Corbett Sound Bruce Cameron SUPERVISING PRODUCER Kelly Jenkins   CREATIVE CONSULTANTS Diana Holtzberg Susan Lacy ARCHIVAL ...

Lena Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) Even in her eighties, the legendary Lena Horne has a quality of timelessness about her. Elegant and wise, she personifies both the glamour of Hollywood and the reality of a lifetime spent battling racial and social ...

Two-time Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf answered some questions for American Masters about his role as executive producer for When You're Strange, a film about The Doors. Wolf talks about his collaboration with Tom DiCillio and why The Doors qualify as American Masters.

Special encore broadcast airing May 20 in honor of “Little Women on Masterpiece” and “The Great American Read” on PBS Originally aired in 2009 Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, is an almost universally recognized name.  Her reputation as a morally upstanding New ...