7.5/1083 votes#1 - Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving
Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2002
An up-close look at the songs and lifestyle of the popular country western personality.
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6.2/1016 votes#2 - Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2002
A biography of the influential actor and director of silent film classics and his contributions to character expression and make-up effects.
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7.7/1069 votes#3 - Juilliard
Season 17 Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2003
A retrospective on the history and work of the famous American school for academic mastery of the performing arts.
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7.2/10109 votes#4 - Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution
Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 3/19/2003
Portrait of an American woman who helped pioneer the fresher and simpler cuisine that emerged in California in the later 1970s.
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7.9/10274 votes#5 - Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind
Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2003
The life of the folk singer and songwriting artist and the evolution of her work over three decades.
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7.9/10106 votes#6 - Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2003
Biography of the legendary blues player from the deep South who's music contributed to the origins of rock-and-roll.
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7.5/10210 votes#7 - Robert Capa: In Love and War
Season 17 Episode 7 - Aired 5/28/2003
A documentary on the famous war photographer and the life he led.
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8.1/10134 votes#8 - The Education of Gore Vidal
Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 7/30/2003
A spotlight on the eclectic and often humorous American writer and his many accomplishments.
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The Best Episodes of American Masters Season 17
Every episode of American Masters Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Masters Season 17!
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 17 Ratings Summary
"Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving" is the best rated episode of "American Masters" season 17. It scored 7.5/10 based on 83 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/2/2002. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces".