American Masters RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgWed, 22 May 2013 23:50:20 -0400Wed, 22 May 2013 23:50:20 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2364996560/The literal buttons on Carl Reiner's jacket.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364996560/04/15/2013The literal buttons on Carl Reiner's jacket.tv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionSegmentend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2364990951/Mel Brooks remembers his Oscar winning short, "The Critic".http://video.pbs.org/video/2364990951/04/04/2013Mel Brooks remembers his Oscar winning short, "The Critic".nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesClipend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2364996164/Writer, director, producer and editor Robert Trachtenberg talks 'Mel Brooks: Make A Noisehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364996164/04/15/2013Writer, director, producer and editor Robert Trachtenberg talks 'Mel Brooks: Make A Noisetv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionClipend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2342096739/After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners. Yet, the comedy giant has energetically avoided a documentary profile being made, even issuing an informal gag order on his friends … until now.http://video.pbs.org/video/2342096739/03/11/2013Premieres May 20, 2013 on PBS (check local listings)nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPromotionend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014026/After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners. Yet, the comedy giant has energetically avoided a documentary profile being made, even issuing an informal gag order on his friends … until now.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014026/05/17/2013Mel Brooks: The 2000 Year Old Man.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryEpisodeend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2364997030/Mel Brooks ad-libbed his first stage appearance. The crowd loved it. The director did not.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364997030/04/16/2013Mel Brooks ad-libbed his first stage appearance. The crowd loved it. The director did not.tv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionSegmentend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2364997035/Even while fighting in WWII, Mel Brooks went for the laugh.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364997035/04/16/2013Even while fighting in WWII, Mel Brooks went for the laugh.tv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionSegmentend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2364996619/Mel Brooks remembers growing up poor and exotic fruit cocktails.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364996619/04/15/2013Mel Brooks remembers growing up poor and exotic fruit cocktails.tv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionSegmentend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2364990925/Mel Brooks remembers his hard working mother.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364990925/04/04/2013Mel Brooks remembers his hard working mother.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesClipend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2364990784/Carl Reiner remembers how the 2000 Year Old Man all got started.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364990784/04/04/2013Carl Reiner remembers how the 2000 Year Old Man all got started.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyClipend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2364997004/The logic here is, as long as it isn't happening to Mel Brooks, it's funny.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364997004/04/16/2013The logic here is, as long as it isn't happening to Mel Brooks, it's funny.tv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionClipend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2364997010/Mel Brooks is here to find the insane and the bizarre in the commonplace.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364997010/04/16/2013Mel Brooks is here to find the insane and the bizarre in the commonplace.tv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionSegmentend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2364996598/Not everybody gets Mel Brooks. Don't worry, he'll take it personally.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364996598/04/15/2013Not everybody gets Mel Brooks. Don't worry, he'll take it personally.tv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionSegmentend=2017-05-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014808/Laugh along as comedy giant Mel Brooks shares stories about his personal life and career. 5/20/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014808/05/20/2013Premieres Monday, May 20, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364991462/Salute the entertainer who was a one-woman army of comedic characters: Carol Burnett.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364991462/04/05/2013Salute the entertainer who was a one-woman army of comedic characters: Carol Burnett.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2341605573/Philip Roth: A Brilliant Quotehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2341605573/03/08/2013Philip Roth: A Brilliant QuotenrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2342100526/Philip Roth: American Pastoralhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2342100526/03/11/2013Philip Roth: American PastoralnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2342107325/Philip Roth: Future of Readinghttp://video.pbs.org/video/2342107325/03/11/2013Philip Roth: Future of ReadingnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2342890777/Philip Roth: Inventionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2342890777/03/13/2013Philip Roth: InventionnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2341610250/Philip Roth: On Brother Sandyhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2341610250/03/08/2013Philip Roth: On Brother SandynrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2341610211/Philip Roth: On Christmashttp://video.pbs.org/video/2341610211/03/08/2013Philip Roth: On ChristmasnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2341610667/Philip Roth: On Godhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2341610667/03/08/2013Philip Roth: On GodnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2341611862/Philip Roth: On Jewish Sensitivity to Early Writinghttp://video.pbs.org/video/2341611862/03/08/2013Philip Roth: On Jewish Sensitivity to Early WritingnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2341612970/Philip Roth: On Obscenityhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2341612970/03/08/2013Philip Roth: On ObscenitynrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2342105233/Philip Roth: On Primo Levihttp://video.pbs.org/video/2342105233/03/11/2013Philip Roth: On Primo LevinrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2342876825/Philip Roth: Portnoy’s Complaint Revisitedhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2342876825/03/13/2013Philip Roth: Portnoy’s Complaint RevisitednrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2342107975/Philip Roth: Reads from American Pastoralhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2342107975/03/11/2013Philip Roth: Reads from American PastoralnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2342109263/Philip Roth: Reads from Portnoy’s Complainthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2342109263/03/11/2013Philip Roth: Reads from Portnoy’s ComplaintnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2341607052/Philip Roth: Remembering the Depressionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2341607052/03/08/2013Philip Roth: Remembering the DepressionnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2341611441/Philip Roth: The Ghostwriterhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2341611441/03/08/2013Philip Roth: The GhostwriternrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2359116301/American Masters explores the life and career of Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novelist Philip Roth, often referred to as the greatest living American writer. Reclusive and diffident, Roth grants very few interviews, but for the first time, allowed a journalist to spend 10 days interviewing him on camera.http://video.pbs.org/video/2359116301/03/25/2013Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novelist Philip RothnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodeend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2341610865/Philip Roth: Zuckerman Unboundhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2341610865/03/08/2013Philip Roth: Zuckerman UnboundnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingClipend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2341023024/American Masters explores the life and career of Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novelist Philip Roth, often referred to as the greatest living American writer. Reclusive and diffident, Roth grants very few interviews, but for the first time, allowed a journalist to spend 10 days interviewing him on camera.http://video.pbs.org/video/2341023024/03/06/2013Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novelist Philip RothnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPromotionend=2017-03-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2301817078/Hear the story of Woodie Guthrie’s creative energy, personal imperfections and family tragedy. 3/15/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2301817078/11/08/2012Airs Friday, March 15, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2331277396/The year Sister Rosetta Tharpe hit the road with Dixieland trombonist Chris Barber and his band.http://video.pbs.org/video/2331277396/02/01/2013The year Sister Rosetta Tharpe hit the road with Chris Barber and his bandnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2331246633/Director Mick Csaky on making “The Godmother of Rock & Roll.”http://video.pbs.org/video/2331246633/02/01/2013Director Mick Csaky on making “The Godmother of Rock & Roll.”nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2331264859/Discover the life, music and influence of African-American gospel singer and guitar virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2331264859/02/01/2013Discover the life, music and influence of Sister Rosetta TharpenrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2337391461/Discover the life, music and influence of African-American gospel singer and guitar virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2337391461/02/21/2013Discover the life, music and influence of Sister Rosetta TharpenrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodeend=2017-02-21http://video.pbs.org/video/2335422934/Discover the life, music and influence of African-American gospel singer and guitar virtuoso Rosetta Tharpe. 2/22/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2335422934/02/15/2013Premieres Friday, February 22, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2332565983/In 1964, Sister Rosetta Tharpe took over a disused rail station in England and played "Didn't Rain."http://video.pbs.org/video/2332565983/02/06/2013'Didn't it Rain' performed live in 1964 by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2320387369/It's the life and times of The Joffrey Ballet -- the first quintessentially American dance company -- on American Masters.http://video.pbs.org/video/2320387369/12/21/2012It's the life and times of The Joffrey Ballet on American Masters.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsEpisodeend=2016-12-27http://video.pbs.org/video/2316220073/Astarte, choreographed by Robert Joffrey, was the first live, multi-media ballet.http://video.pbs.org/video/2316220073/12/14/2012Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance premieres Friday, December 28, 2012 on PBSnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2316375230/The Joffrey's revival of Leonide Massine's 'Parade'.http://video.pbs.org/video/2316375230/12/14/2012Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance premieres Friday, December 28, 2012 on PBSnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2319192046/The Joffrey Ballet's role in director Robert Altman's 2003 ballet film The Company.http://video.pbs.org/video/2319192046/12/20/2012The Joffrey Ballet's role in director Robert Altman's 2003 ballet film The Company.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsClipend=2016-12-27http://video.pbs.org/video/2319198858/Executive Producer Jay Alix, Producer Una Jackman, and Director Bob Hercules on what inspired them to make the documentary film Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance.http://video.pbs.org/video/2319198858/12/20/2012On the impetus for making the documentary film Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsClipend=2016-12-27http://video.pbs.org/video/2318011478/Uncover the story of the first quintessentially American dance company, the Joffrey Ballet. 12/28/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2318011478/12/18/2012Premieres Friday, December 28, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2315690025/The Green Table is a pacifist work depicting the inhumanities and corruption of war. It was created in 1932 for the International Competition of Choreography in Paris, where it won first prize. In 1967 The Joffrey Ballet became the first American company to present this anti-war masterpiece, and it quickly became a signature work for the company.http://video.pbs.org/video/2315690025/12/13/2012Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance premieres Friday, December 28, 2012 on PBSnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2312264479/JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE tells the story of the first quintessentially American dance company, the Joffrey Ballet. The film traces the company’s struggles and triumphs: from its humble beginnings in 1956, touring the United States in a borrowed station wagon, to becoming one of the world’s most exciting and prominent ballet companies.http://video.pbs.org/video/2312264479/12/03/2012JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE premieres Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 on PBS.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2309422687/The film examines the period of time John Lennon and his family spent living in New York City. 12/4/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2309422687/11/26/2012Airs Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesModernModernPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2305433189/Notoriously press and camera-shy, David Geffen reveals himself for the first time in this unflinching portrait of a complex and compelling man. His far-reaching influence — as agent and manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and billionaire philanthropist — has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades.http://video.pbs.org/video/2305433189/11/16/2012Learn how Geffen’s widespread influence-in various spheres-helped shape popular culture.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodeend=2016-12-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2305733763/David Geffen and Cher both recall meeting in 1973 at Geffen’s table at The Roxy on Sunset Blvd., as well as the unexpected romantic relationship that ensued.http://video.pbs.org/video/2305733763/11/16/2012Inventing David Geffen, premieres nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, on PBS.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2304272474/How many stories start out, a guy walks into a Tiffany lamp store? Jon Landeau, manager and producer for Bruce Springsteen, remembers how David Geffen -- in business and in all things -- always gets the deal he wants. Even when returning a Tiffany lamp.http://video.pbs.org/video/2304272474/11/13/2012Inventing David Geffen, premieres nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, on PBS.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2305704505/How would you describe David Geffen? You have three words to do it.http://video.pbs.org/video/2305704505/11/16/2012Inventing David Geffen, premieres nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, on PBS.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2304037957/Like the title of the film says, David Geffen didn't just happen--he was his own invention. And, that took focus, focus, focus... Hear his friends and colleagues -- Tom Hanks, Jon Landau, and Tim Burton, among them -- talk about just what kind of focus Geffen has.http://video.pbs.org/video/2304037957/11/13/2012Inventing David Geffen, premieres nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, on PBS.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2306585451/There are many ways you could interpret Joni Mitchell's "Free Man In Paris." Robbie Robertson of The Band gives his take on the meaning.http://video.pbs.org/video/2306585451/11/19/2012Inventing David Geffen, premieres nationally on Tuesday, November 20, on PBSnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2306635384/The part David Geffen's mother played in his inventing of himself.http://video.pbs.org/video/2306635384/11/19/2012Inventing David Geffen, premieres nationally on Tuesday, November 20, on PBSnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2301159660/Inventing David Geffen, premiers nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, on PBS.http://video.pbs.org/video/2301159660/11/06/2012David Geffen remembers the Vietnam Draft.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyGender & Sexual IdentityGender & Sexual IdentityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2301086777/David Geffen’s far-reaching influence — as agent, manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and philanthropist — has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades. Notoriously press and camera-shy, Geffen reveals himself for the first time in the new two-hour documentary. Inventing David Geffen, premiers nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, on PBS.http://video.pbs.org/video/2301086777/11/06/2012Inventing David Geffen, premieres nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, on PBS.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2280767465/Carl Sandburg's life was like a tall tale. Yes, Sandburg was only a man. But, his words were Paul Bunyan; his words were John Henry: impossibly real. For much of the 20th century, Sandburg was synonymous with the American experience, a spokesman and writer on behalf of the people. The Day Carl Sandburg Died Premiers Monday, Sept. 24, at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings)...http://video.pbs.org/video/2280767465/09/18/2012The life and times of American Master Carl Sandburg.eArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodeend=2016-09-23http://video.pbs.org/video/2278277945/Dr. Penelope Niven is the author of 'Carl Sandburg: A Biography' and 'Carl Sandburg: Adventures of a Poet.' In a series of filmed interviews, see and hear Dr. Niven talk about the life and times of Carl Sandburg. The Day Carl Sandburg Died Premiers Monday, Sept. 24, at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings)...http://video.pbs.org/video/2278277945/09/12/2012Dr. Penelope Niven on Carl Sandburg's 'The People, Yes.'nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesUnited StatesUnited StatesClipend=2016-09-23