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The Best Episodes of American Masters Season 1

Every episode of American Masters Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Masters Season 1!

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The Best Episodes of American Masters Season 1

Every episode of American Masters Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Masters Season 1!

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...

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7.2/10(136 votes)
#1 - Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
S1:E16/23/1986
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
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7.0/10(12 votes)
#2 - Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
S1:E26/30/1986
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.
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7.3/10(54 votes)
#3 - Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
S1:E37/7/1986
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
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#4 - The Unknown Chaplin (1)
S1:E47/14/1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
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#5 - The Unknown Chaplin (2)
S1:E57/21/1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
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#6 - The Unknown Chaplin (3)
S1:E67/28/1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
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The 20 BEST Episodes of American Masters

7.9/10(81 votes)
#7 - Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
S1:E78/4/1986
A biography of Billie Holiday, one of America's most unique and emotional jazz singers and the tragic end of her life at an early age.
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#8 - James Levine: A Life in Music
S1:E88/11/1986
The musical career of the long-time conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera as reflected by following his normal working day on camera.
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#9 - Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
S1:E98/18/1986
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
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#10 - Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
S1:E108/25/1986
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
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#11 - Georgia O'Keeffe
S1:E119/1/1986
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
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8.2/10(110 votes)
#12 - Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
S1:E129/8/1986
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'" is the best rated episode of "American Masters" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 136 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/23/1986. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Philip Johnson, Self Portrait".