American Masters

Season 13

1998 · 7 episodes · 10h 30m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

   28 Oct 1998 · 90 min

   Chronicle of the achievements of the noted composer and conductor of popular and classical music.

2. 

   2. The Line King: Al Hirschfeld

   6 Jan 1999 · 90 min

   An in-depth look at the famous art and caricatures of Al Hirschfeld.

3. 

   3. Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

   24 Feb 1999 · 90 min

   Documentary about the life of Paul Robeson: actor, scholar, and rights activist.

4. 

   4. Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius

   7 Apr 1999 · 90 min

   The boundaries broken by the innovative experimental artist.

5. 

   5. The Lives of Lillian Hellman

   30 Jun 1999 · 90 min

   The politics and writings of the noted 20th century woman.

6. 

   6. Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer

   30 Jun 1999 · 90 min

   A profile of an author as mysterious as some of his well-known detective stories.

7. 

   7. Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley

   18 Aug 1999 · 90 min

   A story of the women who created some of Broadway's most memorable songs.