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The Best Episodes of American Masters Season 13

Every episode of American Masters Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Masters Season 13!

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...
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS

Season 13 Ratings Summary

"Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note" is the best rated episode of "American Masters" season 13. It scored 8.1/10 based on 153 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/28/1998. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Line King: Al Hirschfeld".

  • Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
    8.1/10153 votes

    #1 - Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

    Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/1998

    Chronicle of the achievements of the noted composer and conductor of popular and classical music.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Line King: Al Hirschfeld
    NaN/100 votes

    #2 - The Line King: Al Hirschfeld

    Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/1999

    An in-depth look at the famous art and caricatures of Al Hirschfeld.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
    7.8/10215 votes

    #3 - Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 2/24/1999

    Documentary about the life of Paul Robeson: actor, scholar, and rights activist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius
    6.0/1079 votes

    #4 - Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius

    Season 13 Episode 4 - Aired 4/7/1999

    The boundaries broken by the innovative experimental artist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lives of Lillian Hellman
    9.0/10108 votes

    #5 - The Lives of Lillian Hellman

    Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 6/30/1999

    The politics and writings of the noted 20th century woman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer
    8.5/10126 votes

    #6 - Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer

    Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 6/30/1999

    A profile of an author as mysterious as some of his well-known detective stories.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley
    7.8/10113 votes

    #7 - Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley

    Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 8/18/1999

    A story of the women who created some of Broadway's most memorable songs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A