American Masters
John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend (#1901)
Explore their friendship and their remarkable professional collaboration, which spanned 50 years.
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Outtakes from Louisa May Alcott: ... (#2207)
Watch interview outtakes from leading Louisa May Alcott scholars, including Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Geraldine Brooks ... 13:59
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American Masters | Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound ... (#2206)
Full Program: American Masters examines the life and career of recording artist and activist Joan Baez. 01:25:14
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound ... (#2206)
Joan Baez performs The Carter Family's "I Will Never Marry." American Masters' Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound airs Wednesday, ... 03:06
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound ... (#2206)
Joan Baez performs "Barbara Allen." 04:39
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound ... (#2206)
American Masters explores fifty years of folk legend and human rights activist Joan Baez. American Masters' Joan Baez: How ... 00:31
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Program Description: AMERICAN MASTERS is an ongoing series of award-winning primetime specials examining the lives, works, and creative processes of our most outstanding cultural artists. Created in 1984 by Susan Lacy and produced by Thirteen/WNET for national public television, the series is both a celebration and an exploration of creativity in America. Consisting of more than 250 hours of programming to date, AMERICAN MASTERS is a growing film library documenting the role important individuals, groups, and movements have played in the formation of our cultural identity.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Cary Grant: A Class Apart (#1803)
This comprehensive look at the life and career of Cary Grant sheds light on the man who never felt he lived up to the persona he portrayed on screen.
- Sun, November 22, 2:30 PM on IPTV
- Wed, November 25, 8:30 PM on IPTV
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Atlantic Records: The House that Ahmet Built (#2001)
Explore the life & career of the man single-handedly influenced the direction of contemporary music.
- Fri, December 25, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Fri, December 25, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, December 25, 11:00 PM on IPTV World
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Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (#2102)
The Motown star created his own intimate style, but his glamorous career was tainted by torment.
- Fri, December 25, 9:00 AM on IPTV World
- Fri, December 25, 3:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, December 25, 5:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 26, 1:00 AM on IPTV World
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Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women (#2207)
A look at the author of "Little Women" reveals she was a free thinker with a literary double life.
- Mon, December 28, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, December 29, 7:30 AM on IPTV World
- Tue, December 29, 1:30 PM on IPTV World
- Tue, December 29, 6:30 PM on IPTV World
- Tue, December 29, 11:30 PM on IPTV World
Past Episodes
These episodes of American Masters aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character (#2008)
- Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (#2101)
- Joan Baez: How Sweet The Sound (#2206)
- The Brothers Warner, An American Masters Presentation (#2108)
- Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (#501)
- John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend (#1901)
- Trumbo (#2205)
- Walter Cronkite: Witness to History (#1905)
- Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes (#2204)
