American Masters: Season 6
Season 6 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 5.
- 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 6 Progress Shield
Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre
Jul 1, 1991 · 90 min
A chronicle of the extraordinary actress and those who were influenced by her universally-respected work.
Miracle on 44th Street: A Portrait of the Actor's Studio
Jul 8, 1991 · 90 min
Inside the workings of the mecca of "method acting" techniques.
A. Einstein: How I See the World
Jul 22, 1991 · 90 min
The life of the creative and imaginative physicist and his thoughts and writings after coming to the United States.
Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One
Jul 29, 1991 · 90 min
A look at the soulful interpretations of the remarkable singer, mostly through filmed performances.
Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days
Aug 5, 1991 · 90 min
The artistic career of a painter and sculptor who defined western art and influenced America's ideas of the west.
Menuhin: A Family Portrait
Aug 12, 1991 · 90 min
The story of an American violin virtuoso, Yehudi Menuhin.
Robert Motherwell and the New York School
Aug 26, 1991 · 90 min
A biography of the artist Motherwell and the growth of abstract expressionism in New York City.
Ray Charles: The Genius of Soul
Jan 3, 1992 · 90 min
The obstacles overcome in the magnificent career of the famed musician.
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
May 1, 1992 · 90 min
Documentary on the writer who made his way back from the entertainment industry "blacklist" and became an acclaimed success.