Season 28 (2013)

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love
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December 27, 2013 • 1h 30m

A profile of composer Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012), featuring remarks from family and such friends as Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon...Read more

Salinger
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January 21, 2014 • 1h 30m

Featuring never-before-seen photographs, personal stories and moments from J.D. Salinger’s (1919 -2010) life and harrowing service...Read more

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
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February 7, 2014 • 1h 30m

A profile of writer Alice Walker, the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (for her 1982 novel "The ...Read more

A Fierce Green Fire
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April 22, 2014 • 1h 30m

An exploration of the environmental movement from the 1960s through 2009. Included: the battle in the 1960s to block dams from the...Read more

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
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May 16, 2014 • 1h 30m

Profiling George Plimpton (1927-2003), whose exploits in participatory journalism led to such fun reads as "Paper Lion" (about how...Read more

Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
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June 20, 2014 • 1h 30m

Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929–2000) was a star ballerina with the New York City Ballet who greatly influenced choreographers George Bal...Read more

Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
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August 29, 2014 • 1h 30m

A profile of photographer Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), who captured iconic images of the Great Depression, Dust Bowl and WWII Japan...Read more

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
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September 23, 2014 • 1h 30m

American Masters – Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work takes the audience on a year-long ride with Joan Rivers in her 76th year of life; ...Read more

The Boomer List
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September 23, 2014 • 1h 30m

From the time of its birth, the baby boomer generation (1946-1964) has significantly and uniquely changed our world. 2014 marks an...Read more

Bing Crosby Rediscovered
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December 2, 2014 • 1h 30m

Bing Crosby (1903-77) is remembered via home movies, Dictabelt recordings, photos and insights from wife Kathryn, daughter Mary an...Read more