1. Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
1h 30min
23rd Jun 1986
A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television.
Episodes
Cast
Season 1
2. Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
1h 30min
30th Jun 1986
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
1h 30min
7th Jul 1986
A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter.
4. The Unknown Chaplin (1)
1h 30min
14th Jul 1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
5. The Unknown Chaplin (2)
1h 30min
21st Jul 1986
An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.
6. The Unknown Chaplin (3)
1h 30min
28th Jul 1986
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
1h 30min
4th Aug 1986
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
1h 30min
11th Aug 1986
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
1h 30min
18th Aug 1986
One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces.
10. Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
1h 30min
25th Aug 1986
The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia.
11. Georgia O'Keeffe
1h 30min
1st Sep 1986
A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday.
12. Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
1h 30min
8th Sep 1986
First air date
23rd Jun 1986
Last air date
21st Feb 2025
Status
Returning Series
Type
Documentary
Original language
en