The BEST episodes of American Masters season 17
Every episode of American Masters season 17, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Masters season 17!
To honor America's most notable creative artists and the inspiration behind their work. Special broadcasts profiles a cross-section of the nation's finest artistic pioneers from the past and present.
#1 - Alice Waters and her Delicious Revolution
Season 17 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/19/2003
Follow Alice Waters through a year of shopping and cooking, and discover the vision of an artist and advocate, who has taken her gift for food and turned it into consciousness about the environment, nutrition and a device for social change.
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#2 - Willie Nelson: Still is Still Moving
Season 17 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2002
An up-close look at the songs and lifestyle of the popular country western personality.
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#3 - Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Season 17 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2003
Biography of the legendary blues player from the deep South who's music contributed to the origins of rock-and-roll.
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#4 - Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Season 17 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2002
A biography of the influential actor and director of silent film classics and his contributions to character expression and make-up effects.
#5 - Juilliard
Season 17 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2003
A retrospective on the history and work of the famous American school for academic mastery of the performing arts.
#6 - Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind
Season 17 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2003
The life of the folk singer and songwriting artist and the evolution of her work over three decades.
#7 - Robert Capa: In Love and War
Season 17 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/28/2003
A documentary on the famous war photographer and the life he led.
#8 - The Education of Gore Vidal
Season 17 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/30/2003
A spotlight on the eclectic and often humorous American writer and his many accomplishments.