The BEST episodes of American Masters season 24
Every episode of American Masters season 24, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Masters season 24!
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 - Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About
Season 24 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/2009
The work of the American dance pioneer and choreographer who brought ballet techniques to the Broadway stage.
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Season 24 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/2009
The folk music career of Joan Baez and the progressive movements she both participated in and influenced.
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#3 - Hollywood Chinese
Season 24 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/27/2009
From the first Chinese-American film produced in 1916, to Ang Lee's triumphant Brokeback Mountain nine decades later, this films brings together a group of actors, writers, directors -- and iconic film images -- to examine Chinese contributions to an industry that was often ignorant and dismissive about race. Such artists as Wayne Wang, Joan Chen, David Henry Hwang, Nancy Kwan and Amy Tan share their experiences of being "the other." These stories and film clips from more than 90 films -- some dating back to the 1890s -- weave a rich tapestry and complex history.
#4 - Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
Season 24 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/1/2009
A retrospective on the famed radio personality and author centering on A Prairie Home Companion.
#5 - Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
Season 24 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/10/2009
The work of the legendary rock musician and his artistic and intellectual transitions over the decades.
#6 - Louisa May Alcott: the Woman Behind 'Little Women'
Season 24 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/28/2009
The author of 'Little Women' is an almost universally recognized name whose reputation as a morally upstanding New England spinster masked a literary double life.
#7 - Trumbo
Season 24 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/2/2009
An account of Dalton Trumbo, a powerful motion picture screenwriter who refused to succumb to the stigma of the Hollywood "blacklist" and rose to prominence once again.
#8 - Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Season 24 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2009
Scott Hicks' acclaimed 2007 film on a year in the life of the modern experimental composer.