American Masters RSS feed for WHYY programming.http://video.whyy.orgen-ushttp://video.whyy.orgWed, 16 May 2012 16:58:29 -0400Wed, 16 May 2012 16:58:29 -0400http://video.whyy.org/video/2234777069/Carl Reiner, Bob Newhart and Garry Shandling discuss the strained and complicated relationship Johnny Carson had with his mother, Ruth, and how it may have affected Carson and his career. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night airs Monday, May 14, 2012 (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2234777069/05/14/2012The strained and complicated relationship Johnny Carson had with his mother.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2232180719/A look at the relationship between Johnny Carson and his Tonight Show sidekick and friend, Ed McMahon. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night airs Monday, May 14, 2012 (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2232180719/05/09/2012A look at the relationship between Johnny Carson and his Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2231716779/Comedians Drew Carey and Ray Romano remember when they each performed on The Tonight Show. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2231716779/05/07/2012Comedians Drew Carey and Ray Romano remember when they each performed on The Tonight Show.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2230917112/Dan Gingold, stage manager of "Carson’s Cellar", and Dick Cavett describe Johnny Carson’s tough and somewhat awkward beginnings as a TV personality on the show "Carson’s Cellar". Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2230917112/05/07/2012Carson’s tough and awkward beginnings as a TV personality on the show "Carson's Cellar".nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2234658170/Conan O’Brien and Tonight Show guests Mel Brooks, Dick Cavett and Steve Martin, comment on Carson’s brilliant interview style, his master comedic timing, and the joy of cracking Carson up. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2234658170/05/14/2012Tonight Show guests comment on Carson’s master comedic timing.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2231724083/Jerry Seinfeld and Garry Shandling talk about the time they went out to dinner with Johnny and discussed the unpredictability of show business. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2231724083/05/07/2012Jerry Seinfeld and Garry Shandling talk about the time they had dinner with Johnny.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2231712195/Joan Rivers recalls a prank that she played on Johnny Carson after her daughter, Melissa, was born. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2231712195/05/07/2012Joan Rivers recalls a prank that she played on Johnny Carson after her daughter, Melissa,nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2230341415/Johnny Carson was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. Over the course of 30 years, 4,531 episodes and 23,000 guests, he became a fixture of national life. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night explores his life, career, and complexities.http://video.whyy.org/video/2230341415/05/15/2012Carson was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionEpisodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2234508742/Johnny Carson (10/23/1925 – 1/23/2005) was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. Over the course of 30 years, 4,531 episodes and 23,000 guests, he became a fixture of national life. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night explores his life, career, and complexities. Premieres nationally Monday, May 14 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2234508742/05/14/2012Premieres nationally Monday, May 14 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2231720897/Doc Severinsen talks about when he made some sartorial changes after becoming the leader of The Tonight Show band and Johnny's reactions to his eccentric outfits. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2231720897/05/07/2012Doc Severinsen talks about his sartorial changes as leader of The Tonight Show band.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2229655778/Tonight Show writers Raymond Siller and Paul Block, Tonight Show musician Doc Severinsen, and Conan O'Brien remember how Johnny Carson psyched himself up before every show beofore he went on air, and how his comedy made him one of America's most trusted television personalities. Johnny Carson: King of late night airs Monday, May 14, 2012 (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2229655778/05/02/2012Watch writers and celebrities recall Johnny Carson's Tonight Show routine.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2231709124/Steve Martin rejects the common misconception that Johnny Carson was cold and aloof. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres May 14 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2231709124/05/07/2012Steve Martin rejects the common misconception that Johnny Carson was cold and aloof.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2218396861/One of the biggest bestsellers of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird is the first and only novel by a young woman named Nelle Harper Lee, who said that she wanted to be South Alabama's Jane Austen. Lee won the Pulitzer Prize and became a mystery when she stopped speaking to press in 1964. Harper Lee: Hey, Boo explores the history of the novel and offers an unprecedented look at the novelist's life.http://video.whyy.org/video/2218396861/04/03/2012Discover how how the beloved novel To Kill A Mockingbird came to be writtentv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2208192186/James McBride, author of the memoir The Color of Water, discusses how Harper Lee used the voice of her protagonists in To Kill a Mockingbird to bravely provide an accessible and radical point of view about racism in 1960. He describes and how today's authors can expand upon Lee's views. HarperLee: Hey Boo airs Monday April 2nd at 10 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2208192186/03/09/2012McBride reflects on Harper Lee's subtle activism and the role of writers in civil rightsnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2213742205/Born in 1900, young Margaret Mitchell was profoundly influenced by a violent race riot perpetrated by white mobs against innocent blacks. The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 ravaged her home city and haunted the hub of the South for decades.http://video.whyy.org/video/2213742205/03/22/2012Margaret Mitchell was profoundly influenced by a violent race riotnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2213646830/The premiere of the blockbuster movie Gone With the Wind took place in Atlanta on December 15, 1939. With crowds swelling to the hundreds of thousands, it was apparent the South had been waiting a long time for this moment. For many, Margaret Mitchell's story of survival helped to redeem the South from decades of pain and suffering experienced after the Civil War and Reconstruction.http://video.whyy.org/video/2213646830/03/22/2012An unprecedented crowd turned out for opening night of Gone With the Wind in AtlantanrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2194593065/One of the biggest bestsellers of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) is the first and only novel by Nelle Harper Lee. Lee won the Pulitzer Prize and became a mystery when she stopped speaking to press in 1964. Harper Lee: Hey, Boo explores the history of the novel and offers an unprecedented look at the life of the novelist. Premieres Monday, April 2 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2194593065/02/09/2012Premieres nationally Monday, April 2 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings)tv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteraturePromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2208345502/Allan Gurganus, author of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All and The Practical Heart, discusses the ways that Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird influenced him as an adolescent. The novelist's ability to distill national issues into a local, familiar setting, he says, made him excited about literature. Harper Lee: Hey Boo airs Monday April 2nd at 10 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2208345502/03/09/2012The author praises Harper Lee's distillation of national issues into a small-town settingnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2215420152/As part of a segment filmed during pledge for Georgia Public Broadcasting, Pamela Roberts, director of Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel, gave an interview about her creative process and commitment to telling the true story of Gone With The Wind and the life of Margaret Mitchell. Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel premieres nationally on Monday, April 2 from 9-10 p.m.http://video.whyy.org/video/2215420152/03/26/2012The director of Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel talks about her creative processnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2208192676/Novelist Richard Russo describes how he reluctantly read To Kill a Mockingbird as a student in Catholic school. Russo explains how the relationships described in the book influenced him as a writer and provided inspiration for his own characters in his Pulitzer prize-winning novel, Empire Falls. Harper Lee: Hey Boo airs Monday April 2nd at 10 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2208192676/03/09/2012The Pulitzer Prize winning author discusses the impact of Harper Lee's charactersnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2213705894/Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in the spring of 1937, to the dismay of some critics and the delight of others. Mitchell received news of the prize by phone, along with multiple requests for interviews. Hating publicity, she fled to a gospel concert at a small black church in Atlanta with her husband and close associates. The press scoured the city but never found her.http://video.whyy.org/video/2213705894/03/22/2012Mitchell received news of the prize by phone and hid from the pressnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2213646823/One of the great writers of our time, Pat Conroy tells a poignant story of growing up in the South and listening to his mother read Gone With the Wind with heartfelt emotion and joy. The author of The Prince of Tides, The Great Santini and The Lords of Discipline attributes his mother's impassioned love of Gone With the Wind to his decision to become a novelist.http://video.whyy.org/video/2213646823/03/22/2012Pat Conroy tells a poignant story of listening to his mother read Gone With the WindnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2194593063/Margaret Mitchell was no ordinary writer. The one book she published in her lifetime - Gone With the Wind won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, 75 years ago. With over 30 million copies sold to date, it is one of the world's best-selling novels. The film adaptation broke all box office records, and received 10 Academy Awards. Premieres nationally Monday, April 2 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2194593063/02/09/2012Premieres nationally Monday, April 2 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings)tv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteraturePromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2208192687/Wally Lamb, author of the critically acclaimed She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True and former Director of Creative Writing at University of Connecticut, discusses Scout's universally sympathetic voice and the ways in which To Kill a Mockingbird and all literature can act as an agent of change. Harper Lee: Hey Boo airs Monday April 2nd at 10 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2208192687/03/09/2012The acclaimed author discusses To Kill a Mockingbird as an agent of radical changenrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2213740558/Scholars and devoted readers of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 classic novel have been arguing the book's literary merits for decades. Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel premieres nationally on Monday, April 2 from 9-10 p.m.http://video.whyy.org/video/2213740558/03/22/2012Scholars and devoted readers of Margaret Mitchell's classic novel have been arguenrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2213705885/The most important person in Margaret Mitchell's life was her mother Maybelle Stephens Mitchell. Maybelle was a powerful public figure who fought in the first two decades of the 20th century to get women the right to vote. Mitchell was in awe of her mother and felt she could never live up to her mother's expectations.http://video.whyy.org/video/2213705885/03/22/2012The most important person in Margaret Mitchell's life was her mother MaybellenrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2208192689/Mark Childress, author of Crazy in Alabama, describes how Harper Lee's protagonist Scout Finch, the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird, was a radical voice of change in the segregated south of his childhood. Harper Lee: Hey Boo airs Monday April 2nd at 10 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2208192689/03/09/2012Childress explains how the character Scout had a radical viewpoint in the segregated southnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2218395311/Margaret Mitchell was no ordinary writer. The one book she published in her lifetime - Gone With the Wind - sold millions of copies during the Great Depression in America and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, 75 years ago. Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel engages leading authors, historians, biographers, and people with personal connections to Mitchell to reveal a complex and mysterious woman.http://video.whyy.org/video/2218395311/04/03/2012Explore the Pulitzer Prize-winning woman behind classic novel Gone With the Windtv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesLiteratureLiteratureEpisodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2223857692/Explore the life of this pioneering jazz legend who charmed audiences with his bravado and showmanship. Cab led one of the most popular African American big bands during the jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s, with Harlem's famous Cotton Club as his home stage, best known for his "Hi de hi de hi de ho" refrain from signature song "Minnie the Moocher."http://video.whyy.org/video/2223857692/04/17/2012American Masters pays tribute to influential jazz legend Cab Callowaytv-14Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192715848/Horn player Gerald Wilson, jazz writer Gary Giddens, and jazz critic/cultural historian Stanley Crouch discuss how Cab's straight hair, unusual in people of African American descent, and his ability to toss it while performing, played into his persona and popularity as an entertainer. Cab Calloway: Sketches premieres nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2192715848/02/03/2012Musicians and cultural historians discuss how Cab's hair played into his celebritynrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesMusicMusicCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2196615363/Jazz writer Gary Giddens and jazz critic/cultural historian Stanley Crouch tell one of the great stories about the rivalry between Cab Calloway and Dizzy Gillespie, both eccentric performers in their own right, when Gillespie played trumpet in Calloway's band. Cab Calloway: Sketches premieres nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2196615363/02/14/2012Writers and critics discuss the long-time rivalry between Cab and DizzynrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2191433942/Stever Brodner creates a second sketch of Cab Calloway to Calloway's classic hit "Minnie The Moocher" for the documentary AMERICAN MASTERS Cab Calloway: Sketches, premiering nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (check local listings). Brodner's completed sketch comes alives and dances alongside Matthew Rushing, choreographer/principal dancer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.http://video.whyy.org/video/2191433942/01/30/2012Stever Brodner creates a sketch of Cab to "Minnie The Moocher" with a surprise at the endnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesMusicMusicCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2196615358/Danny Holgate plays a section of George Gershwin's "Ain't Necesarily So" from Porgy and Bess, a song sung by a Cab inspired character, in an outtake from the documentary Cab Calloway: Sketches. Cab Calloway: Sketches premieres nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN.http://video.whyy.org/video/2196615358/02/14/2012Danny Holgate plays a section of "Ain't Necesarily So"nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsMusicMusicCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2191433941/Watch Steve Brodner create one of the sketches used in the documentary AMERICAN MASTERS Cab Calloway: Sketches to the soundtrack of Cab Calloway's "Everybody Eats When They Come To My House."Cab Calloway: Sketches premiering nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2191433941/01/30/2012Watch Steve Brodner create a sketch of Cab to "Everbody Eats When They Come To My House"nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsMusicMusicSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2196615374/Lou Marini (saxophone), Steve Cropper (guitar), and Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass) tell a story about a time when Cab Calloway sang "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess while walking to their respective elevators. Cab Calloway: Sketches premieres nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN.http://video.whyy.org/video/2196615374/02/14/2012The Blues Brothers Band tells a story about meeting Cab Calloway in an elevatornrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesMusicMusicCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2188504111/Calloway was also an ambassador for his race, leading one of the most popular African American big bands during the Harlem Renaissance and jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s. American Masters celebrates "The Hi De Ho Man's" legacy during Black History Month with the documentary Cab Calloway: Sketches premiering nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2188504111/01/19/2012This new documentary premieres nationally Monday, February 27 (check local listings)tv-14Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesMusicMusicPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2196475495/Chris Calloway Brooks, musician and current director of the Cab Calloway Orchestra, discusses his grandfather Cab Calloway's accomplishments and style. Cab Calloway: Sketches premieres nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN.http://video.whyy.org/video/2196475495/02/14/2012Musician Chris Calloway Brooks discusses the music of Cab Callowaytv-pgMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesMusicMusicCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2178721070/American Masters opens its 26th season with the biography of a conflicted troubadour who, with guitar in hand, stood up for what he believed in and challenged us all to do the same. Three-time Emmy-nominated filmmaker Kenneth Bowser examines one of America's most iconic folk music heroes in Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune, premiering nationally Monday, January 23 at 10 pm (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2178721070/12/20/2011Premiering nationally Monday, January 23 at 10 pm (check local listings)tv-14Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesMusicMusicPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2189501770/Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune is a tribute to an unlikely American hero whose music is as relevant today as it was in the 1960s. Phil Ochs was moved by the conviction that he and his music would change the world. Unyielding in his political principals and unbending in his artistic vision, Ochs tirelessly fought for peace and justice throughout his short life (12/19/1940 - 4/9/1976).http://video.whyy.org/video/2189501770/01/24/2012Explore the iconic 1960s folk-protest music hero's troubled life in this new documentarytv-14Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesMusicMusicEpisodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2184224824/Before his untimely passing on December 15, 2011, author and journalist Christopher Hitchens sat for an interview for Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune, airing January 23 at 10 pm (check local listings). Hitchens offered his viewpoint on the music of Ochs, the United States involvement in Chile, how the modern documentaries have replaced folk music in activism, and more.http://video.whyy.org/video/2184224824/01/06/2012American Masters presents selections from one of Hitchens' last filmed interviewsnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryMusicMusicLiteratureLiteratureSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2188820914/Emmy Award nominated director Kenneth Bowser explains why he chose to make a documentary about Phil Ochs, why he seems to have been written out of the history of folk music, and the unique way that Ochs' music marries activism and his personal life. Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune premieres Monday, January 23 at 10 pm on PBS (check local listings) and Sunday January 22 at 7:30 pm in New York.http://video.whyy.org/video/2188820914/01/20/2012Watch an interview with Kenneth Bowser, director of Phil Ochs: But There for FortunenrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesMusicMusicSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2179214260/Trace the genesis of the singer-songwriter movement, centered on the historic collaboration between Carole King and James Taylor. 12/30/2011http://video.whyy.org/video/2179214260/12/21/2011Airs Friday, December 30, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2173744456/Charles and Ray met at the Cranbrook academy in Michigan. But they also absorbed an approach to design there that had a profound affect on their later work. Narrated by James Franco, Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter premieres nationally Monday, December 19 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2173744456/12/05/2011Discover how The Cranbrook Academy's approach to learning influenced Charles and Ray Eamestv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesVisual ArtsVisual ArtsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2173788750/Friends recount that Ray Eames was so obsessed with the visual world around her that she couldn't keep her eyes on the road. Narrated by James Franco, Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter premieres nationally Monday, December 19 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2173788750/12/06/2011Ray Eames' love of beauty inadvertantly made her a terrifying drivertv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesVisual ArtsVisual ArtsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2173788774/In archival footage from "An Eames Celebration," a film for WNET created in 1973, Charles Eames describes the city of Los Angeles as an illustration of what happens when design lacks constraints. Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter premieres nationally Monday, December 19 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2173788774/12/06/2011In archival footage, watch Charles Eames describe the aesthetic of Los Angelestv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesVisual ArtsVisual ArtsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2173672941/Find out about Charles Eames' decision to dress himself in similar clothes every day as a uniform - something he believed saved his energy for decision making at the office. Narrated by James Franco, Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter premieres nationally Monday, December 19 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2173672941/12/05/2011Find out about Charles Eames' self styled uniformtv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesVisual ArtsVisual ArtsCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2178281391/From 1941 to 1978, this husband-wife powerhouse brought unique talents to their partnership. He was an architect by training; she was a painter and sculptor. Together their work helped shape the second half of the 20th century and remains culturally vital today. Narrated by James Franco, Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter is the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2178281391/12/19/2011Watch the definitive documentary on the husband-wife design iconstv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesVisual ArtsVisual ArtsEpisodehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2173743447/Art historian Judith Wechsler tells a story about the time Charles Eames threw out ONE OF her scriptS and taught her a valuable lesson in the process. Narrated by James Franco, Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter premieres nationally Monday, December 19 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2173743447/12/06/2011Art historian Judith Wechsler describes what Charles Eames taught her about filmmakingtv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesVisual ArtsVisual ArtsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2173743422/Eames Demetrios, grandson of Ray and Charles and Richard Saul Wurman of TED Talk about how the eames house has lured people from all over the world and become a kind of pilgrimage site for modernists. Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter premieres nationally Monday, December 19 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2173743422/12/05/2011See how the Eames House has become an icon of California cooltv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesVisual ArtsVisual ArtsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2171941571/Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey's definitive documentary delves into the private world the Eameses created in their Renaissance-style, Venice Beach, California studio, where design history was born. Narrated by James Franco, the film premieres nationally Monday, December 19 from 10-11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on PBS (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2171941571/11/29/2011Premieres nationally Monday, December 19 from 10-11:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)tv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesVisual ArtsVisual ArtsPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2178370868/Directors Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey discuss the making of Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter and how they took a visual approach towards documenting these two great designers. Narrated by James Franco, Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter premieres Monday, December 19 from 10-11:30 p.m. (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2178370868/12/19/2011See an interview with the directors of Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the PainternrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesVisual ArtsVisual ArtsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2173788764/In archival footage from "An Eames Celebration," a film for WNET created in 1973, Ray Eames struggles to describe any activities that give her more joy than success in their projects and works. Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter premieres nationally Monday, December 19 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2173788764/12/06/2011Ray Eames struggles to describe activities that give her more joy than their projectstv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesVisual ArtsVisual ArtsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2163103615/Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian, and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented for the first time. Filmmaker Robert Weide followed the film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. Woody Allen: A Documentary premieres Sunday, November 20 from 9-11 p.m. and Monday, November 21 from 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2163103615/10/31/2011Robert Weide's two-part documentary features unprecedented accessnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionPromotionhttp://video.whyy.org/video/2166310118/After critical success of Manhattan, Woody's emotions about his celebrated film are conflicted. Woody Allen: A Documentary premieres nationally Sunday, November 20 from 9-11 p.m. and Monday, November 21 from 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the 25th anniversary season of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2166310118/11/10/2011Everybody loves Manhattan, except Woodytv-14Film & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2166293412/Woody describes how he turned sour at 6 when he realized he'll vanish one day in an excerpt from Woody Allen: A Documentary. Woody Allen: A Documentary premieres nationally Sunday, November 20 from 9-11 p.m. and Monday, November 21 from 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the 25th anniversary season of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2166293412/11/28/2011Woody turns sour at 6 when he realizes he'll vanish one daytv-14Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2166293415/Woody Allen describes how he cut his teeth writing comedy sketches at the Tamiment, a Poconos resort. Woody Allen: A Documentary premieres nationally Sunday, November 20 from 9-11 p.m. and Monday, November 21 from 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the 25th anniversary season of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2166293415/11/10/2011Woody starts writing comedy sketches at a Poconos resorttv-14Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2168401187/Robert Weide followed the notoriously private Woody Allen over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. In this interview, find out how Weide gained access for filming and what he learned about Woody Allen's creative process. Woody Allen: A Documentary premieres nationally Sunday, November 20 from 9-11 p.m. and Monday, November 21 from 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).http://video.whyy.org/video/2168401187/11/17/2011Watch an interview with the filmmaker behind Woody Allen: A DocumentarynrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2166681252/See what happened when Woody Allen first met Diane Keaton and learn what they both first thought of each other. Woody Allen: A Documentary premieres nationally Sunday, November 20 from 9-11 p.m. and Monday, November 21 from 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the 25th anniversary season of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2166681252/11/11/2011See Woody Allen meet Diane Keaton and learn what they first thought of each othertv-14Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2167349775/Dick Cavett recalls Woody Allen's improvisation skills that rival the best of those of his peers and Woody improvises a sketch on 'The Punatorium' from The Dick Cavett show. Woody Allen: A Documentary premieres nationally Sunday, November 20 from 9-11 p.m. and Monday, November 21 from 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the 25th anniversary season of American Masters.http://video.whyy.org/video/2167349775/11/14/2011Dick Cavett recalls Woody Allen's legendary improvisation skillstv-14Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.whyy.org/video/2155888761/In this outtake from Bill T. Jones: A Good Man,the crew discovers that the curtains used for projections in Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray are subject to large movements from wind gusts in the open-air venue and finds a solution. Bill T. Jones: A Good Man premieres nationally Friday, November 11 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the first PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://video.whyy.org/video/2155888761/10/19/2011In this outtake from Bill T. Jones: A Good Man, the crew deals with an outdoor venuenrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsClip