Episodes 12

1 Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'

June 23, 1986

1h 30m

A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.

2 Philip Johnson, Self Portrait

June 30, 1986

1h 30m

One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.

3 Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory

July 7, 1986

1h 30m

A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.

4 The Unknown Chaplin (1)

July 14, 1986

1h 30m

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

5 The Unknown Chaplin (2)

July 21, 1986

1h 30m

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

6 The Unknown Chaplin (3)

July 28, 1986

1h 30m

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

7 Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day

August 4, 1986

1h 30m

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.

8 James Levine: A Life in Music

August 11, 1986

1h 30m

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.

9 Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait

August 18, 1986

1h 30m

One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.

10 Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait

August 25, 1986

1h 30m

The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.

11 Georgia O'Keeffe

September 1, 1986

1h 30m

A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.

12 Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts

September 8, 1986

1h 30m

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