American Masters - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Directed by William Wyler
Rubinstein Remembered
Nik and Murray
George Gershwin Remembered
Maurice Sendak: Mon Cher Papa
The Negro Ensemble Company
Unanswered Prayers: The Life and Times of Truman Capote
The Algonquin Round Table: The Ten Year Lunch
The period that followed the end of World War I was one of gaiety & optimism, and it sparked a new era of creativity in American culture. Surely one of the most profound — and outrageous — influences on the times was the group of a dozen or so tastemakers who lunched together at New York City's Algonquin Hotel. For more than a decade they met daily and came to be known as the Algonquin Round Table
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
Buster Keaton is considered one of the greatest comic actors of all time. His influence on physical comedy is rivaled only by Charlie Chaplin. Like many of the great actors of the silent era, Keaton's work was cast into near obscurity for many years. Only toward the end of his life was there a renewed interest in his films.
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (Part 2)
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (Part 3)
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