American Masters: Season 14
Season 14 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 13.
- 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 14 Progress Shield
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Nov 1, 1999 · 90 min
A chronicle of the clash between two film-making legends when they tried to work together in the 1940s.
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Nov 24, 1999 · 90 min
A presentation of the award-winning PBS series American Masters, Norman Rockwell: Painting America etches a warm and indelible portrait of one of America's most beloved artists.
Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
Dec 8, 1999 · 90 min
Profile of the well-known jazz singer, from early band performances and "scat" to her solo career.
Paul Taylor: Dancemaker
Jan 5, 2000 · 90 min
The story of a choreographer who contributed much to the style of American performance dance in the modern era.
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Feb 2, 2000 · 90 min
A biography of one of the first African-American actors to regularly star in mainstream movies.
Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso
Apr 13, 2000 · 90 min
An installment on the violin master with comments from his musical colleagues.
The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation
May 31, 2000 · 90 min
A chronicle of the artistic expression of the counter-culture movement.