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First Aired: June 23rd, 1986
Status: Continuing
Network: PBS
Summary: 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.
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Season 30
Episode 1: Mike Nichols
Air Date: January 29th, 2016
Summary: The life and 50-year career of director Mike Nichols, one of only two people who have won Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
Episode 2: B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Air Date: February 12nd, 2016
Summary: The challenging life and career of blues guitarist B.B. King; candid interviews feature Bono, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and Ringo Starr.
Episode 3: Carole King: Natural Woman
Air Date: February 19th, 2016
Summary: Rare home movies, performances and photos help illustrate the life and career of singer-songwriter Carole King, from 1960s New York to Los Angeles in the 1970s to the present.
Episode 4: Fats Domino and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll
Air Date: February 26th, 2016
Summary: The New Orleans rhythm and blues of Fats Domino helped aid integration in the South.
Episode 5: Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Air Date: March 4th, 2016
Summary: A profile of country music icon Loretta Lynn, whose hard-fought road to stardom was dramatized in the 1980 film "Coal Miner's Daughter." Included: home movies, photos and concert footage, plus insights from family, friends and fellow musicians, including Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Jack White and Trisha Yearwood.
Episode 6: Janis: Little Girl Blue
Air Date: May 3rd, 2016
Summary: One of the most revered and influential rock ’n’ roll singers of all time, Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) thrilled audiences and blazed new creative trails before her death at age 27. Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg (Deliver Us From Evil, West of Memphis, Prophet’s Prey) examines Joplin’s story in depth, for the first time on film, presenting an intimate portrait of a complicated and driven artist.
Episode 7: The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End
Air Date: May 27th, 2016
Summary: Discover the story behind the pioneering outlaw country music supergroup that featured Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson, told through vintage performances and new interviews about life on the road and in the studio.
Episode 8: Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Air Date: October 25th, 2016
Summary: Writer/producer Norman Lear's turbulent childhood, early success with sitcoms “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” “Good Times” and “Maude,” and social activism.
Episode 9: Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future
Air Date: December 27th, 2016
Summary: The film explores the life and visionary work of Finnish-American modernist architectural giant Eero Saarinen (1910-1961). Best known for designing National Historic Landmarks such as St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch and the General Motors Technical Center (Warren, Mich.), Saarinen also designed New York’s TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Yale University’s Ingalls Rink and Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges, Virginia’s Dulles Airport, and modernist pedestal furniture like the Tulip chair.
Episode 10: By Sidney Lumet
Air Date: January 3rd, 2017
Summary: In a 2008 interview, director Sidney Lumet talks about his life and career, which included 44 films in 50 years.
Episode 11: Maya Angelou - And Still I Rise
Air Date: February 21st, 2017
Summary: The life of author and activist Maya Angelou, with comments from Oprah Winfrey, Common, Bill and Hillary Clinton and others.
Episode 12: Patsy Cline
Air Date: March 4th, 2017
Summary: Patsy Cline defined modern country music by using her singular talent and heart‐wrenching emotional depth to break down barriers of gender, class and genre. In her music and her life, she set a standard of authenticity towards which artists still strive
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