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 (9)
1. Novel Reflections on the American Dream
Aired 4 April 2007 • 90 min
Contemporary scholars and novelists give fresh perspectives on some of the great American written works of the 20th century.
2. Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
Aired 11 April 2007 • 90 min
How Ahmet Ertegun built a recording industry empire in the decades after World War II.
3. Les Paul: Chasing Sound
Aired 11 July 2007 • 90 min
The musical career and startling technical innovations of a 20th century guitar and sound recording master.
4. David Hockney: The Colors of Music
Aired 18 July 2007 • 90 min
The story of an internationally renowned production and set designer for the greatest opera houses in the world, a music lover who is going deaf.
5. John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature
Aired 25 July 2007 • 90 min
A documentary on the wildlife art of an early American naturalist who achieved long-lasting acclaim.
6. Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
Aired 12 September 2007 • 90 min
The musical career of one of America's most enduring popular singers.
7. Orozco: Man of Fire
Aired 19 September 2007 • 90 min
A portrait of the dramatic work of a Mexican-born muralist and artist, Jose Clemente Orozco, as he made his mark on the United States.
8. Good Ol' Charles Schulz
Aired 29 October 2007 • 90 min
The motivations behind the man who created one of America's most beloved comic strips.
9. Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character
Aired 5 November 2007 • 90 min
The career of funny woman Carol Burnett, from Broadway to television stardom.