About this season
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.
Episodes (8)
1. Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving
Aired 2 October 2002 • 90 min
An up-close look at the songs and lifestyle of the popular country western personality.
2. Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Aired 30 October 2002 • 90 min
A biography of the influential actor and director of silent film classics and his contributions to character expression and make-up effects.
3. Juilliard
Aired 29 January 2003 • 90 min
A retrospective on the history and work of the famous American school for academic mastery of the performing arts.
4. Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution
Aired 19 March 2003 • 90 min
Portrait of an American woman who helped pioneer the fresher and simpler cuisine that emerged in California in the later 1970s.
5. Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind
Aired 2 April 2003 • 90 min
The life of the folk singer and songwriting artist and the evolution of her work over three decades.
6. Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Aired 23 April 2003 • 90 min
Biography of the legendary blues player from the deep South who's music contributed to the origins of rock-and-roll.
7. Robert Capa: In Love and War
Aired 28 May 2003 • 90 min
A documentary on the famous war photographer and the life he led.
8. The Education of Gore Vidal
Aired 30 July 2003 • 90 min
A spotlight on the eclectic and often humorous American writer and his many accomplishments.