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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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Discover the man behind the legend. With full access to the Miles Davis Estate, the film features never-before-seen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and new interviews. American Masters Presents Stanley Nelson’s Grammy-nominated Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool February 25 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS in Honor of Black History Month.
Premiered: 2/25/2020
Streaming until: 3/1/2021
S35 Ep15
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
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The story of the author whose first novel, “The Joy Luck Club,” was published to great commercial and critical success. With the blockbuster film adaption that followed as well as additional best-selling novels, librettos, short stories and memoirs, Tan firmly established herself as one of the most prominent and respected American literary voices working today.
Premieres: 5/3/2021 at 9pm
S35 Ep3
Twyla Moves
Twyla Moves
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Explore legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp’s career and famously rigorous creative process, with original interviews, first-hand glimpses of her at work and rare archival footage of select performances from her more than 160 choreographed works.
Premieres: 3/26/2021 at 9pm ET (check local listings)
S35 Ep1
How It Feels To Be Free
Portrait of Academy Award winning American actress Cicely Tyson smiling and raising her arms in the air during a visit to London, February 19th 1973.
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The inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
Premiered: 1/18/2021
S35 Ep14
Ailey
Ailey
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A visionary artist who found salvation through dance, Alvin Ailey confronted a world that refused to embrace him and was determined to build one that would.
Premiered: 1/13/2021
S34 Ep7
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
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An unvarnished look at the unlikely author whose autobiographical fiction helped shape American ideas of the frontier and self-reliance. A Midwestern farm woman who published her first novel at age 65, Laura Ingalls Wilder transformed her frontier childhood into the best-selling “Little House” series.
Premiered: 12/29/2020
S34 Ep9
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
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Explore the definitive story of international art sensation Keith Haring who blazed a trail through the art scene of ‘80s New York and revolutionized the worlds of pop culture and fine art. The film features previously unheard interviews with Haring.
Premiered: 12/4/2020
S34 Ep6
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
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Explore the life and career of the Grammy-winning conductor, pianist and composer. A National Medal of Arts recipient and longtime Grammy-winning music director of the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas helped set the standard that an American orchestra should champion modern music.
Premiered: 10/23/2020
S34 Ep5
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
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Meet Walter Winchell, the newspaper columnist, radio commentator and television personality who pioneered the fast-paced, gossip-driven, politically charged journalism that dominates today. At his peak, his audience was 50 million. Stanley Tucci portrays Winchell in a new American Masters documentary.
Premiered: 10/20/2020
S34 Ep10
In the Making
In the Making
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In the Making, the new documentary shorts series from American Masters and Firelight Media, follows eight emerging cultural icons – creators who bring insight and originality to their craft – on their journeys to becoming masters of their artistic disciplines.
Premiered: 10/14/2020
S24 Ep7
LENNONYC
LENNONYC
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This fall, as the world remembers John Lennon on what would have been his 80th birthday, and the 40th anniversary of his death, American Masters presents LENNONYC, a film that takes an intimate look at the time Lennon, Yoko Ono and their son, Sean, spent living in New York City during the 1970s. October 9th at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).
Premiered: 11/21/2010
S35 Ep4
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
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Explore the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact.
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