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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Air date: 05-21-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2365014026/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners. Yet, the comedy giant has energetically avoided a documentary profile being made, even issuing an informal gag order on his... /episodes/get/8780 /episode/8780 American Masters: Mel Brooks: Make a Noise /episode-player/8780
Philip Roth: Unmasked
Philip Roth: Unmasked
Air date: 03-30-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2359116301/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false American Masters explores the life and career of Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novelist Philip Roth, often referred to as the greatest living American writer. Reclusive and diffident, Roth grants very few interviews, but for the first time, allowed a journalist to spend 10 days... /episodes/get/8365 /episode/8365 American Masters: Philip Roth: Unmasked /episode-player/8365
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll
Air date: 02-23-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2337391461/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Discover the life, music and influence of African-American gospel singer and guitar virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpe /episodes/get/8067 /episode/8067 American Masters: Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll /episode-player/8067
Film: Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance
Film: Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance
Air date: 12-28-2012 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2320387369/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false It's the life and times of The Joffrey Ballet -- the first quintessentially American dance company -- on American Masters. /episodes/get/6530 /episode/6530 American Masters: Film: Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance /episode-player/6530
Inventing David Geffen
Inventing David Geffen
Air date: 11-20-2012 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2305433189/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Notoriously press and camera-shy, David Geffen reveals himself for the first time in this unflinching portrait of a complex and compelling man. His far-reaching influence — as agent and manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and billionaire philanthropist — has helped... /episodes/get/6262 /episode/6262 American Masters: Inventing David Geffen /episode-player/6262
The Day Carl Sandburg Died
The Day Carl Sandburg Died
Air date: 09-25-2012 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2280767465/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Carl Sandburg's life was like a tall tale. Yes, Sandburg was only a man. But, his words were Paul Bunyan; his words were John Henry: impossibly real. For much of the 20th century, Sandburg was synonymous with the American experience, a spokesman and writer on behalf of the people. The Day Carl... /episodes/get/729 /episode/729 American Masters: The Day Carl Sandburg Died /episode-player/729
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John Muir in the New World
John Muir in the New World
Preservationist, naturalist, author, explorer, activist, scientist, farmer, John Muir (4/21/1838 - 12/24/1914) was all these things and more. Explaining his impact then and now, this 90-minute documentary delves into Muir's life with reenactments filmed in the majestic landscapes he visited:...
Air date: 04/18/2011
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1883108297/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Preservationist, naturalist, author, explorer, activist, scientist, farmer, John Muir (4/21/1838 - 12/24/1914) was all these things and more. Explaining his impact then and now, this 90-minute documentary delves into Muir's life with reenactments filmed in the majestic landscapes he visited:... /episodes/get/723 /episode/723 American Masters: John Muir in the New World /episode-player/723
Pearl Jam Twenty
Pearl Jam Twenty
In honor of Pearl Jam?s 20th anniversary, award-winning director and music journalist Cameron Crowe creates a definitive portrait of the seminal band carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely and never-before-seen footage, plus 24 hours of recently shot concert and interview footage.
Air date: 10/21/2011
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2236045392/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false In honor of Pearl Jam?s 20th anniversary, award-winning director and music journalist Cameron Crowe creates a definitive portrait of the seminal band carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely and never-before-seen footage, plus 24 hours of recently shot concert and interview footage. /episodes/get/727 /episode/727 American Masters: Pearl Jam Twenty /episode-player/727
Bill T. Jones: A Good Man
Bill T. Jones: A Good Man
Bill T. Jones, the recipient of a prestigious MacArthur "genius" grant and winner of two Tony Awards, has been named "an irreplaceable treasure" by the The Dance Heritage Coalition. Above all, he is a socially conscious choreographer who never shies away from controversy -- tackling thorny subjects...
Air date: 11/11/2011
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2166787572/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Bill T. Jones, the recipient of a prestigious MacArthur "genius" grant and winner of two Tony Awards, has been named "an irreplaceable treasure" by the The Dance Heritage Coalition. Above all, he is a socially conscious choreographer who never shies away from controversy -- tackling thorny subjects... /episodes/get/718 /episode/718 American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man /episode-player/718
Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter
From 1941 to 1978, this husband-wife powerhouse brought unique talents to their partnership. He was an architect by training; she was a painter and sculptor. Together their work helped shape the second half of the 20th century and remains culturally vital today. Narrated by James Franco, Charles...
Air date: 12/19/2011
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2178281391/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false From 1941 to 1978, this husband-wife powerhouse brought unique talents to their partnership. He was an architect by training; she was a painter and sculptor. Together their work helped shape the second half of the 20th century and remains culturally vital today. Narrated by James Franco, Charles... /episodes/get/721 /episode/721 American Masters: Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter /episode-player/721
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune is a tribute to an unlikely American hero whose music is as relevant today as it was in the 1960s. Phil Ochs was moved by the conviction that he and his music would change the world. Unyielding in his political principals and unbending in his artistic vision, Ochs...
Air date: 01/23/2012
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2189501770/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune is a tribute to an unlikely American hero whose music is as relevant today as it was in the 1960s. Phil Ochs was moved by the conviction that he and his music would change the world. Unyielding in his political principals and unbending in his artistic vision, Ochs... /episodes/get/728 /episode/728 American Masters: Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune /episode-player/728
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