Season 1

1986 · 12 episodes · 18h 0m in all · 8.0/10

1. Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
23 Jun 1986 · 90 min · 7.0/10
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
2. Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
30 Jun 1986 · 90 min
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
3. Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
7 Jul 1986 · 90 min · 8.0/10
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
4. The Unknown Chaplin (1)
14 Jul 1986 · 90 min
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
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5. The Unknown Chaplin (2)
21 Jul 1986 · 90 min
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
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6. The Unknown Chaplin (3)
28 Jul 1986 · 90 min
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
7. Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
4 Aug 1986 · 90 min
A biography of Billie Holiday, one of America's most unique and emotional jazz singers and the tragic end of her life at an early age.
8. James Levine: A Life in Music
11 Aug 1986 · 90 min
The musical career of the long-time conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera as reflected by following his normal working day on camera.
9. Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
18 Aug 1986 · 90 min
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
10. Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
25 Aug 1986 · 90 min · 9.0/10
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
11. Georgia O'Keeffe
1 Sept 1986 · 90 min
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
12. Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
8 Sept 1986 · 90 min