American Masters

Discover insightful profiles of important figures in America's artistic and cultural life.

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American Masters, committed to producing comprehensive film biographies about the broad cast of characters who comprise our cultural history.

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  • August Wilson's Youth

  • August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

  • August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand, Panel Discussion

  • Costume Designs for August Wilson Plays

  • Filmmaker Sam Pollard on His August Wilson Documentary

  • Monologue from "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson

  • Phylicia Rashad Performs "Gem of the Ocean" Aunt Ester Scene

  • Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Skills for "Seven Guitars" Role

  • Scene from "Fences," a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play

  • Filmmaker Molly Bernstein on Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice

  • Ricky Jay and Art Spiegelman in Conversation

  • Ricky Jay on His Mentor: Charlie Miller