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  • 2021
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    Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

    Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

    7.40 2021 HD

    Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony...

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  • 2019
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    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    7.30 2019 HD

    An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).

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  • 1986
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    Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

    Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

    1 1986 HD

    Playwright Arthur Miller, director Volker Schlöndorff and actor Dustin Hoffman are seen creating the Roxbury Productions and Punch Productions...

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  • 2016
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    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    7.90 2016 HD

    A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her...

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  • 2015
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    Janis: Little Girl Blue

    Janis: Little Girl Blue

    7.30 2015 HD

    Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.

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  • 2021
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    Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

    Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

    7.10 2021 HD

    An exploration of the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction,...

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  • 2018
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    Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

    Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

    7.80 2018 HD

    The extraordinary life story of science fiction and fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) who, in spite of remaining for many years on the...

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  • 2019
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    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    1 2019 HD

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from...

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  • 1987
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    The Ten-Year Lunch

    The Ten-Year Lunch

    6.44 1987 HD

    The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. The core of the so-called Round Table...

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  • 2019
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    Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

    Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

    7.50 2019 HD

    This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works, and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout...

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  • 2003
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    Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind

    Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind

    6.40 2003 HD

    Joni Mitchell's career as a singer-songwriter and painter is extensively profiled in this in-depth documentary, which originally aired as part of the...

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  • 2024
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    Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse

    Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse

    1 2024 HD

    Explores the life and career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman including the creation and ground-breaking impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic...

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  • 2000
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    On Cukor

    On Cukor

    1 2000 HD

    Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and...

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  • 2017
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    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

    6.90 2017 HD

    A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented...

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  • 2006
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    Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

    Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

    8.20 2006 HD

    Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol. [Made for and aired on PBS's...

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  • 2024
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    Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This

    Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This

    10.00 2024 HD

    Following the success of her debut novel, All This Could Be Different, author Sarah Thankam Mathews embarks on her second novel, drawing from her...

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  • 2019
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    Words from a Bear

    Words from a Bear

    1 2019 HD

    A visual journey into the mind and soul of Pulitzer Prize–winning author Navarro Scott Momaday, relating each written line to his unique Native...

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  • 2021
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    Ailey

    Ailey

    6.00 2021 HD

    Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life,...

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  • 2017
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    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

    6.20 2017 HD

    On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the...

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  • 2017
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    This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

    8.00 2017 HD

    During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the...

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