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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
The film premieres Friday, February 20 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Wilson’s birth, the 10th anniversary of his death and Black History Month. Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle chronicling a century of African-American life.
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Trace the journey of one of America’s greatest choral music conductors.
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Explore the entertainer’s life with unprecedented access to his archives. Director's cut.
1:24:03
See a new side of innovative writer Edgar Allan Poe, best known for Gothic horror tales.
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53:37
Today he is known as a kitchen supernova, but Jacques Pépin's career began humbly.
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Composer Marvin Hamlisch gave the world "A Chorus Line," "The Way We Were," and much more.
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Explore the creative genius of I.M. Pei as he reshapes the future of architecture in China
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The first film biography about the celebrated author, Louis May Alcott.
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Edward S. Curtis took over 40,000 images and recorded rare ethnographic photos.
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Calder’s aesthetic revolution concerned a somewhat taboo topic in the art world - fun.
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Though O'Keeffe has many imitators, no one since has been able to paint with such intimacy.