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

S01 E01 • Monday, Jun 23, 1986 • Jun 23 • 1h 30m

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

Philip Johnson, Self Portrait

S01 E02 • Monday, Jun 30, 1986 • Jun 30 • 1h 30m

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

Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory

S01 E03 • Monday, Jul 7, 1986 • Jul 7 • 1h 30m

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

The Unknown Chaplin (1)

S01 E04 • Monday, Jul 14, 1986 • Jul 14 • 1h 30m

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

The Unknown Chaplin (2)

S01 E05 • Monday, Jul 21, 1986 • Jul 21 • 1h 30m

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

The Unknown Chaplin (3)

S01 E06 • Monday, Jul 28, 1986 • Jul 28 • 1h 30m

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

Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day

S01 E07 • Monday, Aug 4, 1986 • Aug 4 • 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.

James Levine: A Life in Music

S01 E08 • Monday, Aug 11, 1986 • Aug 11 • 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.

Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait

S01 E09 • Monday, Aug 18, 1986 • Aug 18 • 1h 30m

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

Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait

S01 E10 • Monday, Aug 25, 1986 • Aug 25 • 1h 30m

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

Georgia O'Keeffe

S01 E11 • Monday, Sep 1, 1986 • Sep 1 • 1h 30m

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

Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts

S01 E12 • Monday, Sep 8, 1986 • Sep 8 • 1h 30m