American Masters
Season 17
8 episodes
Episode 1
Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving
An up-close look at the songs and lifestyle of the popular country western personality.
Episode 2
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
A biography of the influential actor and director of silent film classics and his contributions to character expression and make-up effects.
Episode 3
Juilliard
A retrospective on the history and work of the famous American school for academic mastery of the performing arts.
Episode 4
Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution
Portrait of an American woman who helped pioneer the fresher and simpler cuisine that emerged in California in the later 1970s.
Episode 5
Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind
The life of the folk singer and songwriting artist and the evolution of her work over three decades.
Episode 6
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Biography of the legendary blues player from the deep South who's music contributed to the origins of rock-and-roll.
Episode 7
Robert Capa: In Love and War
A documentary on the famous war photographer and the life he led.
Episode 8
The Education of Gore Vidal
A spotlight on the eclectic and often humorous American writer and his many accomplishments.
