American Masters Season 13

E1: Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

Chronicle of the achievements of the noted composer and conductor of popular and classical music.

E2: The Line King: Al Hirschfeld

An in-depth look at the famous art and caricatures of Al Hirschfeld.

E3: Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Documentary about the life of Paul Robeson: actor, scholar, and rights activist.

E4: Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius

The boundaries broken by the innovative experimental artist.

E5: The Lives of Lillian Hellman

The politics and writings of the noted 20th century woman.

E6: Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer

A profile of an author as mysterious as some of his well-known detective stories.

E7: Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley

A story of the women who created some of Broadway's most memorable songs.