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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 36
Episode 1: Ailey
Air Date: January 11st, 2022
Summary: The life and career of choreographer Alvin Ailey, whose dances focus on the Black experience, interviews with those close to him and a glimpse into his dance studios.
Episode 2: Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands
Air Date: February 8th, 2022
Summary: Exploring the life and legacy of singer Marian Anderson and her work as an advocate for the civil rights advocate.
Episode 3: Waterman – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha
Air Date: May 10th, 2022
Summary: The journey and legacy of five-time Olympic medalist Duke Kahanamoku, who broke swimming records and popularized modern-day surfing while overcoming racism.
Episode 4: Joe Papp in Five Acts
Air Date: June 3rd, 2022
Episode 5: Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
Air Date: June 14th, 2022
Summary: Follow musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and co-founder of The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson on a drive through Los Angeles with his longtime friend and Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine. With Fine behind the wheel and Wilson selecting the music, they reflect on the formative and creative periods in Wilson’s life as they revisit the places that helped to shape his career.
Episode 6: Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Air Date: November 22nd, 2022
Summary: Experience the story of the Oscar-winning Indigenous artist from her rise to prominence in New York’s Greenwich Village folk music scene through her six-decade groundbreaking career as a singer-songwriter, social activist, educator and artist.
Episode 7: The Adventures of Saul Bellow
Air Date: December 12nd, 2022
Summary: Explore Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow's impact on American literature and how he navigated through issues of his time, including race, gender and the Jewish immigrant experience. Featuring interviews with Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie and others.
Episode 8: Groucho & Cavett
Air Date: December 27th, 2022
Summary: Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Their relationship is chronicled through interviews with Cavett, archival footage and interviews with George Burns and others.
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