American Masters: Season 13
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of American Masters Season 12.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
Oct 28, 1998 · 90 min
Chronicle of the achievements of the noted composer and conductor of popular and classical music.
The Line King: Al Hirschfeld
Jan 6, 1999 · 90 min
An in-depth look at the famous art and caricatures of Al Hirschfeld.
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Feb 24, 1999 · 90 min
Documentary about the life of Paul Robeson: actor, scholar, and rights activist.
Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius
Apr 7, 1999 · 90 min
The boundaries broken by the innovative experimental artist.
The Lives of Lillian Hellman
Jun 30, 1999 · 90 min
The politics and writings of the noted 20th century woman.
Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer
Jun 30, 1999 · 90 min
A profile of an author as mysterious as some of his well-known detective stories.
Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley
Aug 18, 1999 · 90 min
A story of the women who created some of Broadway's most memorable songs.