12 episodes · first aired 1986-06-23
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 01 | Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' 1986-06-23 | A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for television. | 1986-06-23 | 7.0 |
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| 02 |
Philip Johnson, Self Portrait 1986-06-30 |
One of America's best-known architects is profiled, with emphasis on his early career and his later movement away from minimalism. |
| 1986-06-30 |
| 0.0 |
 | 03 | Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory 1986-07-07 | A biography of the well-known social critic and author Katherine Anne Porter. | 1986-07-07 | 8.0 |
 | 04 | The Unknown Chaplin (1) 1986-07-14 | An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin. | 1986-07-14 | 0.0 |
| 05 | The Unknown Chaplin (2) 1986-07-21 | An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin. | 1986-07-21 | 0.0 |
| 06 | The Unknown Chaplin (3) 1986-07-28 | An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin. | 1986-07-28 | 0.0 |
 | 07 | Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day 1986-08-04 | 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. | 1986-08-04 | 0.0 |
 | 08 | James Levine: A Life in Music 1986-08-11 | 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. | 1986-08-11 | 0.0 |
 | 09 | Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait 1986-08-18 | One of America's signature classical composers and the unique elements he incorporated into his pieces. | 1986-08-18 | 0.0 |
 | 10 | Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait 1986-08-25 | The strikingly realistic and unsentimental paintings of the noted artist from Philadelphia. | 1986-08-25 | 9.0 |
 | 11 | Georgia O'Keeffe 1986-09-01 | A profile of the noted American artist originally produced to celebrate her 90th birthday. | 1986-09-01 | 0.0 |
 | 12 | Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts 1986-09-08 | 1986-09-08 | 0.0 |
