
Season 1 (1986)
Episodes: 12
Star Cast:
Episodes List

Ep.1 Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
Air Date: 1986-06-23
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.

Ep.2 Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
Air Date: 1986-06-30
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism.

Ep.3 Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
Air Date: 1986-07-07
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.

Ep.4 The Unknown Chaplin (1)
Air Date: 1986-07-14
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

Ep.5 The Unknown Chaplin (2)
Air Date: 1986-07-21
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

Ep.6 The Unknown Chaplin (3)
Air Date: 1986-07-28
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

Ep.7 Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
Air Date: 1986-08-04
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.

Ep.8 James Levine: A Life in Music
Air Date: 1986-08-11
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.

Ep.9 Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
Air Date: 1986-08-18
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.

Ep.10 Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
Air Date: 1986-08-25
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.

Ep.11 Georgia O'Keeffe
Air Date: 1986-09-01
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
