The BEST episodes of American Masters season 20
Every episode of American Masters season 20, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Masters season 20!
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 - John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker & the Legend
Season 20 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/10/2006
John Ford and John Wayne - a friendship and professional collaboration that spanned 50 years, changed each others' lives, changed the movies, and in the process, changed the way America saw itself.
#2 - Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (1)
Season 20 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/20/2006
Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol. Ric Burns' absorbing profile of Andy Warhol (1928–1987) traces the pop icon's rise from poverty to an artist who said art critic Dave Hickey, “changed the world.”
#3 - Marilyn Monroe: Still Life
Season 20 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/19/2006
Explores Monroe as the icon of the 20th century via photography, perhaps, her greatest "love affair".
#4 - Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
Season 20 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/11/2006
Hear the story of Woody Guthrie's creative energy, personal imperfections and family tragedy.
#5 - Walter Cronkite: Witness to History
Season 20 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/26/2006
He was the man who told us that President Kennedy had been shot, the man who told us that we had put a man on the moon, and the man who told us that we couldn't win the war in Vietnam. For 20 years he anchored the evening news on CBS.
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#6 - Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2)
Season 20 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/20/2006
Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol. Ric Burns' absorbing profile of Andy Warhol (1928-87) traces the pop icon's rise from poverty to an artist who said art critic Dave Hickey, “changed the world.”
#7 - Sketches of Frank Gehry
Season 20 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/27/2006
A look at the life and work of the renowned architect.
#8 - Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Season 20 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/3/2007
This film traces the artistic self-realization of Annie Leibovitz, from childhood through the death of her beloved friend, Susan Sontag, and includes snippets of Leibovitz's last visual memories of Sontag. The film traces the arc of her photographic life, her aspirations to artistry, and the trajectory of her career.
#9 - The World of Nat King Cole
Season 20 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/17/2006
Archival performances, home movies and interviews illustrate singer Nat King Cole's achievements during a 30-year music and television career.