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Season 21 – American Masters

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Since its premiere in 1986, this Emmy-winning documentary series has presented hundreds of hours comprising profiles of outstanding American cultural artists. Past subjects have included Charlie Chaplin, Helen Hayes, pop icon Andy Warhol, singer Billie Holliday and composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein.
American Masters — Season 21

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Episode 1 Aired Apr 4, 2007 Novel Reflections on the American Dream Contemporary scholars and novelists provide perspectives on some of the great American written works of the 20th century. Details Episode 2 Aired May 2, 2007 Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built Ahmet Ertegun created a new genre of music that combined the African-American music of 1940s Washington, D.C., with the European sensibility. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 11, 2007 Les Paul: Chasing Sound Guitarist Les Paul, inventor of overdubbing and multitrack recording, still performs at New York's Iridium Jazz Club at the age of 92. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 18, 2007 David Hockney: The Colors of Music David Hockney's inventive stage designs have transformed opera into an exciting thing to watch as well as hear. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 25, 2007 John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature John James Audubon realized his dream of publishing "The Birds of America," a collection of 435 life-size prints. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 12, 2007 Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends Tony Bennett, born in New York's Little Italy, enjoys an international career, selling 50 million records and winning 15 Grammy Awards. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 19, 2007 Orozco: Man of Fire Muralist José Clemente Orozco, a leader of the Mexican Renaissance, inspires President Franklin Roosevelt to hire painters to work on public walls during the Great Depression. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 29, 2007 Good Ol' Charles Schulz The Peanuts characters represent facets of cartoonist Charles Schulz's personality as well as his perspectives on the 20th century. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 5, 2007 Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character Despite a difficult childhood, Carol Burnett becomes the star of a TV variety show that entertains America for over a decade. Details

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Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 4, 2007