American Masters
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women (#2207)
A look at the author of "Little Women" reveals she was a free thinker with a literary double life. [86 minutes]
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American Masters | Q&A with Louisa May Alcott... (#2207)
Full Program: The filmmakers behind Louisa May Alcott discuss the making of the film. 25:32
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Scene from Louisa May... (#2207)
Louisa May Alcott offers a glimpse of the elements of her life she wrote into her masterpiece. 04:38
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Louisa May Alcott: The Woman... (#2207)
The author of 'Little Women' is an almost universally recognized name whose reputation as a morally upstanding New... 00:31
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American Masters | Scenes from Louisa May... (#2207)
Full Program: Watch six scenes from Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women.' 23:46
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Outtakes from Louisa May... (#2207)
Watch interview outtakes from leading Louisa May Alcott scholars, including Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Geraldine... 13:59
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Series Description: AMERICAN MASTERS is an ongoing series of award-winning primetime specials examining the lives, works, and creative processes of our most outstanding cultural artists. Created in 1984 by Susan Lacy and produced by Thirteen/WNET for national public television, the series is both a celebration and an exploration of creativity in America. Consisting of more than 250 hours of programming to date, AMERICAN MASTERS is a growing film library documenting the role important individuals, groups, and movements have played in the formation of our cultural identity.
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Past Episodes
These episodes of American Masters aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Hollywood Chinese (#2202)
- Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character (#2008)
- James Levine: America's Maestro (#2403)
- Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (#2109)
- John Muir in the New World (#2402)
- Trumbo (#2205)
- Philip Roth: Unmasked (#2603)
- Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (#2206)
- Neil Young: Don't Be Denied (#2203)
- Cab Calloway: Sketches (#2502)
- Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (#2501)
- Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel (#2503)
- Harper Lee: Hey Boo (#2504)
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll (#2602)