American Masters

Season 17

2002 · 8 episodes · 12h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving

   2 Oct 2002 · 90 min

   An up-close look at the songs and lifestyle of the popular country western personality.

2. 

   2. Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

   30 Oct 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. 

   3. Juilliard

   29 Jan 2003 · 90 min

   A retrospective on the history and work of the famous American school for academic mastery of the performing arts.

4. 

   4. Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution

   19 Mar 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. 

   5. Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind

   2 Apr 2003 · 90 min

   The life of the folk singer and songwriting artist and the evolution of her work over three decades.

6. 

   6. Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

   23 Apr 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. 

   7. Robert Capa: In Love and War

   28 May 2003 · 90 min

   A documentary on the famous war photographer and the life he led.

8. 

   8. The Education of Gore Vidal

   30 Jul 2003 · 90 min

   A spotlight on the eclectic and often humorous American writer and his many accomplishments.