Premiere Date # American Masters Program Title (Month-YY) Subject Name 1 ARTHUR MILLER: PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS On the Set of "Death of a Salesman" June-86 Arthur Miller 2 PHILIP JOHNSON: A SELF PORTRAIT June-86 Philip Johnson 3 KATHERINE ANNE PORTER: THE EYE OF MEMORY July-86 Katherine Anne Porter 4 UNKNOWN CHAPLIN (Part 1) July-86 Charlie Chaplin 5 UNKNOWN CHAPLIN (Part 2) July-86 Charlie Chaplin 6 UNKNOWN CHAPLIN (Part 3) July-86 Charlie Chaplin 7 BILLIE HOLIDAY: THE LONG NIGHT OF LADY DAY August-86 Billie Holiday 8 JAMES LEVINE: THE LIFE IN MUSIC August-86 James Levine 9 AARON COPLAND: A SELF PORTRAIT August-86 Aaron Copland 10 THOMAS EAKINS: A MOTION PORTRAIT August-86 Thomas Eakins 11 GEORGIA O'KEEFFE September-86 Georgia O'Keeffe 12 EUGENE O'NEILL: A GLORY OF GHOSTS September-86 Eugene O'Neill 13 ISAAC IN AMERICA: A JOURNEY WITH ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER July-87 Isaac Bashevis Singer 14 DIRECTED BY WILLIAM WYLER July-87 William Wyler 15 ARTHUR RUBENSTEIN: RUBENSTEIN REMEMBERED July-87 Arthur Rubinstein 16 ALWIN NIKOLAIS AND MURRAY LOUIS: NIK AND MURRAY July-87 Alwin Nikolais/Murray Louis 17 GEORGE GERSHWIN REMEMBERED August-87 George Gershwin 18 MAURICE SENDAK: MON CHER PAPA August-87 Maurice Sendak 19 THE NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY September-87 Negro Ensemble Co. 20 UNANSWERED PRAYERS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TRUMAN CAPOTE September-87 Truman Capote 21 THE TEN YEAR LUNCH: THE WIT AND LEGEND OF THE ALGONQUIN ROUND TABLE September-87 Algonquin Round Table 22 BUSTER KEATON: A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW (Part 1) November-87 Buster Keaton 23 BUSTER KEATON: A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW (Part 2) November-87 Buster Keaton 24 LILLIAN GISH: THE ACTOR'S LIFE FOR ME July-88 Lillian Gish 25 A DUKE NAMED ELLINGTON July-88 Duke Ellington 26 ANDRE KERTESZ OF THE CITIES August-88 Andre Kertész 27 ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE QUEEN OF SOUL August-88 Aretha Franklin 28 DIEGO RIVERA: RIVERA IN AMERICA August-88 Diego Rivera 29 AUGUSTUS SAINT GAUDENS: MASQUE OF THE GOLDEN BOWL September-88 Augustus Saint-Gaudens 30 BROADWAY'S DREAMERS: THE LEGACY OF THE GROUP THEATRE June-89 Group Theatre 31 HAROLD CLURMAN: A LIFE OF THEATRE July-89 Harold Clurman 32 STELLA ADLER: AWAKE AND DREAM! July-89 Stella Adler 33 SATCHMO: THE LIFE OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG July-89 Louis Armstrong 34 JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET August-89 James Baldwin 35 CHARLIE PARKER : CELEBRATING BIRD August-89 Charlie Parker 36 SIMPLY SIMON: NOT JUST FOR LAUGHS August-89 Neil Simon 37 JASPER JOHNS: IDEAS IN PAINT September-89 Jasper Johns 38 MORT SAHL: SHAPING LAUGHTER September-89 Mort Sahl 39 W. EUGENE SMITH: PHOTOGRAPHY MADE DIFFICULT September-89 W. Eugene Smith 40 HAROLD LLOYD: THE THIRD GENIUS November-89 Harold Lloyd 41 MILOS FORMAN: PORTRAIT December-89 Milos Forman 42 PRESTON STURGES: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN DREAMER July-90 Preston Sturges 43 JOHN CASSAVETES July-90 John Cassavetes 44 MARTIN SCORSESE DIRECTS July-90 Martin Scorsese 45 YOU'RE THE TOP: THE COLE PORTER STORY July-90 Cole Porter 46 EDWARD R. MURROW: THIS REPORTER July-90 Edward R. Murrow 47 JOHN HAMMOND: FROM BESSIE SMITH TO BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN August-90 John Hammond 48 SANFORD MEISNER: THE THEATRE'S BEST KEPT SECRET August-90 Sanford Meisner 49 JOHN CAGE: I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AND I'M SAYING IT September-90 John Cage 50 HELEN HAYES: FIRST LADY OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE July-91 Helen Hayes 51 MIRACLE ON 44TH STREET: A PORTRAIT OF THE ACTOR'S STUDIO July-91 Actor's Studio 52 ALBERT EINSTEIN: HOW I SEE THE WORLD July-91 Albert Einstein 53 SARAH VAUGHAN: THE DIVINE ONE July-91 Sarah Vaughan 54 FREDERIC REMINGTON: THE TRUTH OF OTHER DAYS August-91 Frederic Remington 55 MENUHIN: A FAMILY PORTRAIT August-91 Yehudi Menuhin 56 ROBERT MOTHERWELL AND THE NEW YORK SCHOOL: STORMING THE CITADEL August-91 Robert Motherwell 57 RAY CHARLES: THE GENIUS OF SOUL January-92 Ray Charles 58 SUPERSTAR: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ANDY WARHOL April-92 Andy Warhol 59 WALDO SALT: A SCREENWRITER'S JOURNEY May-92 Waldo Salt 60 PAUL SIMON: BORN AT THE RIGHT TIME March-93 Paul Simon 61 GEORGE LUCAS: HEROES, MYTHS AND MAGIC March-93 George Lucas 62 D.W. GRIFFITH: FATHER OF FILM March-93 D.W. Griffith 63 BENNY GOODMAN: ADVENTURES IN THE KINGDOM OF SWING December-93 Benny Goodman 64 MARTHA GRAHAM: REVOLT AND PASSION May-94 Martha Graham 65 REDISCOVERING WILL ROGERS November-94 Will Rogers 66 TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: ORPHEUS OF THE AMERICAN STAGE December-94 Tennessee Williams 67 PLACIDO DOMINGO: A MUSICAL LIFE February-95 Placido Domingo 68 EDGAR ALLAN POE: TERROR OF THE SOUL March-95 Edgar Allen Poe 69 ROD SERLING: SUBMITTED FOR YOUR APPROVAL November-95 Rod Serling 70 WILLIAM STYRON: THE WAY OF THE WRITER January-96 William Styron 71 RICHARD AVEDON: DARKNESS AND LIGHT January-96 Richard Avedon 72 BUCKMINSTER FULLER: THINKING OUT LOUD April-96 Buckminster Fuller Nichols & May (Mike Nichols & NICHOLS & MAY--TAKE TWO 73 May-96 Elaine May) 74 LENA HORNE: IN HER OWN WORDS November-96 Lena Horne 75 DANNY KAYE: A LEGACY OF LAUGHTER December-96 Danny Kaye 76 MAN RAY: PROPHET OF THE AVANT-GARDE April-97 Man Ray 77 JACK PAAR: AS I WAS SAYING . . . May-97 Jack Paar 78 ISAMU NOGUCHI: STONES AND PAPER June-97 Isamu Noguchi 79 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG September-97 Allen Ginsberg 80 VAUDEVILLE: AN AMERICAN MASTERS SPECIAL November-97 Vaudeville 81 BILLY WILDER: THE HUMAN COMEDY February-98 Billy Wilder 82 LOU REED: ROCK AND ROLL HEART April-98 Lou Reed 83 DON HEWITT: 90 MINUTES ON 60 MINUTES May-98 Don Hewitt 84 ALEXANDER CALDER June-98 Alexander Calder 85 LEONARD BERNSTEIN: REACHING FOR THE NOTE October-98 Leonard Bernstein 86 AL HIRSCHFELD: THE LINE KING January-99 Al Hirschfeld 87 PAUL ROBESON: HERE I STAND February-99 Paul Robeson 88 ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG: INVENTIVE GENIUS April-99 Robert Rauschenberg 89 DASHIEL HAMMETT June-99 Dashiell Hammett 90 LILLIAN HELLMAN June-99 Lillian Hellman 91 YOURS FOR A SONG: THE WOMEN OF TIN PAN ALLEY August-99 Women of Tin Pan Alley HITCHCOCK, SELZNICK AND THE END OF HOLLYWOOD 92 November-99 Alfred Hitchcock/David O. Selznick 93 NORMAN ROCKWELL: PAINTING AMERICA November-99 Norman Rockwell 94 ELLA FITZGERALD: SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR December-99 Ella Fitzgerald 95 PAUL TAYLOR: DANCEMAKER January-00 Paul Taylor 96 SIDNEY POITIER: ONE BRIGHT LIGHT February-00 Sidney Poitier 97 ISAAC STERN: LIFE’S VIRTUOSO April-00 Isaac Stern 98 THE SOURCE: THE STORY OF THE BEATS AND THE BEAT GENERATION May-00 The Source 99 CLINT EASTWOOD- OUT OF THE SHADOWS September-00 Clint Eastwood 100 MAILER ON MAILER October-00 Norman Mailer 101 ON CUKOR November-00 George Cukor 102 FINDING LUCY December-00 Lucille Ball 103 BOB MARLEY: REBEL MUSIC February-01 Bob Marley 104 ALFRED STIEGLITZ: THE ELOQUENT EYE April-01 Alfred Stieglitz 105 A CONVERSATION WITH GREGORY PECK April-01 Gregory Peck 106 EDWARD CURTIS: COMING TO LIGHT April-01 Edward Curtis 107 SAMUEL GOLDWYN October-01 Samuel Goldwyn 108 F. SCOTT FITZGERALD – WINTER DREAMS October-01 F. Scott Fitzgerald 109 RICHARD RODGERS: THE SWEETEST SOUNDS November-01 Richard Rodgers 110 QUINCY JONES: IN THE POCKET November-01 Quincy Jones 111 GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT: THE LEGACY OF SUN RECORDS November-01 Sun Records 112 MERCE CUNNINGHAM: A LIFETIME OF DANCE December-01 Merce Cunningham 113 RALPH ELLISON: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY February-02 Ralph Ellison 114 GENE KELLY: ANATOMY OF A DANCER March-02 Gene Kelly 115 WILLIE NELSON: STILL IS STILL MOVING October-02 Willie Nelson 116 LON CHANEY: THOUSAND FACES October-02 Lon Chaney 117 JUILLIARD January-03 Juilliard 118 ALICE WATERS and her Delicious Revolution March-03 Alice Waters 119 JONI MITCHELL: WOMAN OF HEART AND MIND April-03 Joni Mitchell 120 MUDDY WATERS: CAN’T BE SATISFIED April-03 Muddy Waters 121 ROBERT CAPA: IN LOVE AND WAR May-03 Robert Capa 122 THE EDUCATION OF GORE VIDAL July-03 Gore Vidal 123 ARTHUR MILLER, ELIA KAZAN AND THE BLACKLIST: NONE WITHOUT SIN September-03 Arthur Miller/Elia Kazan 124 JAMES BROWN: SOUL SURVIVOR October-03 James Brown 125 Balanchine - Master of the Dance January-04 George Balanchine 126 JUDY GARLAND: BY MYSELF February-04 Judy Garland 127 A VISION OF EMPIRE: HENRY LUCE AND TIME LIFE’S AMERICA April-04 Henry Luce 128 CARY GRANT: A CLASS APART May-04 Cary Grant 129 HANK WILLIAMS: HONKY TONK BLUES June-04 Hank Williams 130 JULIA! AMERICA’S FAVORITE CHEF August-04 Julia Child 131 JAMES DEAN: SENSE MEMORIES May-05 James Dean 132 SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK: RAISE YOUR VOICE June-05 Sweet Honey in the Rock 133 GEORGE STEVENS: A FILMMAKER’S JOURNEY July-05 George Stevens 134 BOB NEWHART: UNBUTTONED July-05 Bob Newhart 135 WILLA CATHER: THE ROAD IS ALL September-05 Willa Cather 136 ERNEST HEMINGWAY: RIVERS TO THE SEA September-05 Ernest Hemingway 137 BOB DYLAN: NO DIRECTION HOME September-05 Bob Dylan 138 JOHN FORD/JOHN WAYNE: THE FILMMAKER AND THE LEGEND May-06 John Ford/John Wayne 139 THE WORLD OF NAT KING COLE May-06 Nat King Cole 140 WOODY GUTHRIE: AIN’T GOT NO HOME July-06 Woody Guthrie 141 MARILYN MONROE: STILL LIFE July-06 Marilyn Monroe 142 WALTER CRONKITE: WITNESS TO HISTORY July-06 Walter Cronkite 143 ANDY WARHOL: A DOCUMENTARY September-06 Andy Warhol 144 SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY September-06 Frank Gehry 145 ANNIE LEIBOVITZ: LIFE THROUGH A LENS January-07 Annie Leibovitz 146 NOVELS REFLECTIONS ON THE AMERICAN DREAM April-07 Novels Reflections 147 ATLANTIC RECORDS: THE HOUSE THAT AHMET BUILT May-07 Atlantic Records 148 LES PAUL: CHASING SOUND July-07 Les Paul 149 DAVID HOCKNEY: THE COLORS OF MUSIC July-07 David Hockney 150 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON: DRAWN FROM NATURE July-07 John James Audubon 151 TONY BENNETT: THE MUSIC NEVER ENDS September-07 Tony Bennett 152 OROZCO: MAN OF FIRE September-07 Jose Clemente Orozco 153 GOOD OL’ CHARLES SCHULZ October-07 Charles Schulz 154 CAROL BURNETT - A Woman of Character November-07 Carol Burnett 155 PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG February-08 Pete Seeger 156 ZORA NEALE HURSTON - Jump at the Sun April-08 Zora Neale Hurston 157 MARVIN GAYE: WHAT’S GOING ON May-08 Marvin Gaye 158 YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS: THE WARNER BROS. STORY (Part 1) September-08 Warner Bros. 159 YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS: THE WARNER BROS. STORY (Part 2) September-08 Warner Bros. 160 YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS: THE WARNER BROS. STORY (Part 3) September-08 Warner Bros. 161 THE BROTHERS WARNER September-08 Warner brothers 162 JEROME ROBBINS: SOMETHING TO DANCE ABOUT February-09 Jerome Robbins 163 GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS April-09 Philip Glass 164 HOLLYWOOD CHINESE May-09 Hollywood Chinese 165 NEIL YOUNG: WON’T BE DENIED June-09 Neil Young 166 GARRISON KEILLOR: THE MAN ON THE RADIO IN THE RED SHOES July-09 Garrison Keillor 167 TRUMBO September-09 Dalton Trumbo 168 JOAN BAEZ: How Sweet the Sound October-09 Joan Baez 169 LOUISA MAY ALCOTT: THE WOMAN BEHIND LITTLE WOMEN December-09 Louisa May Alcott 170 SAM COOKE: CROSSING OVER January-10 Sam Cooke 171 I.M. PEI: BUILDING CHINA MODERN March-10 I.M. Pei 172 WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE: A FILM ABOUT THE DOORS May-10 The Doors 173 CACHAO: UNO MAS July-10 Israel "Cachao" Lopez 174 MERLE HAGGARD: LEARNING TO LIVE WITH MYSELF July-10 Merle Haggard 175 A LETTER TO ELIA October-10 Elia Kazan 176 LENNONYC November-10 John Lennon 177 GENIUS WITHIN: THE INNER LIFE OF GLENN GOULD December-10 Glenn Gould 178 JEFF BRIDGES: THE DUDE ABIDES January-11 Jeff Bridges TROUBADOURS: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise of the Singer- 179 Songwriter March-11 Carole King/James Taylor 180 JOHN MUIR IN THE NEW WORLD April-11 John Muir 181 JAMES LEVINE: America’s Maestro June-11 James Levine 182 PEARL JAM TWENTY October-11 Pearl Jam 183 BILL T. JONES: A GOOD MAN November-11 Bill T. Jones 184 WOODY ALLEN: A DOCUMENTARY November-11 Woody Allen 185 CHARLES & RAY EAMES: THE ARCHITECT AND THE PAINTER December-11 Charles & Ray Eames 186 PHIL OCHS: There But For Fortune January-12 Phil Ochs 187 MARGARET MITCHELL: American Rebel February-12 Margaret Mitchell 188 CAB CALLOWAY: Sketches February-12 Cab Calloway 189 HARPER LEE: Hey Boo! April-12 Harper Lee 190 Johnny CARSON: King of Late Night May-12 Johnny Carson 191 THE DAY CARL SANDBURG DIED September-12 Carl Sandburg 192 INVENTING DAVID GEFFEN November-12 David Geffen 193 JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE December-12 Joffrey Ballet 194 SISTER ROSETTA THARPE: The Godmother of Rock & Roll February-13 Sister Rosetta Tharpe 195 PHILIP ROTH: Unmasked March-13 Philip Roth 196 MEL BROOKS: Make a Noise May-13 Mel Brooks 197 BILLIE JEAN KING September-13 Billie Jean King 198 JIMI HENDRIX - Hear My Train A Comin' November-13 Jimi Hendrix 199 MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE December-13 Marvin Hamlisch 200 SALINGER January-14 J.D. Salinger