American Masters
American Masters: Season 17

Air Date

October 2, 2002

Episodes

8 episodes

American Masters

Season 17

Episodes

Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving

1. Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving

October 2, 2002
90 min

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

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

2. Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

October 30, 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.

Juilliard

3. Juilliard

January 29, 2003
90 min

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

Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution

4. Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution

March 19, 2003
90 min

Portrait of an American woman who helped pioneer the fresher and simpler cuisine that emerged in California in the later 1970s.

Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind

5. Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind

April 2, 2003
90 min

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

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

6. Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

April 23, 2003
90 min

Biography of the legendary blues player from the deep South who's music contributed to the origins of rock-and-roll.

Robert Capa: In Love and War

7. Robert Capa: In Love and War

May 28, 2003
90 min

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

The Education of Gore Vidal

8. The Education of Gore Vidal

July 30, 2003
90 min

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

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