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American Masters, committed to producing comprehensive film biographies about the broad cast of characters who comprise our cultural history.

Celebrate the legacy of Gene Wilder, the actor behind Willy Wonka and Young Frankenstein.
Learn how architects Liz Diller and Ric Scofidio transformed cityscapes around the world.
Diller preserved the old building while designing the MIT School of Architecture and Planning.
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Learn how architects Liz Diller and Ric Scofidio transformed cityscapes around the world.
Discover filmmaker and playwright Luis Valdez, a founding figure of the Chicano Movement.
Discover filmmaker and playwright Luis Valdez, a founding figure of the Chicano Movement.
Discover filmmaker and playwright Luis Valdez, a founding figure of the Chicano Movement.
Actor Mike Faist explores the creative process behind his work on East of Eden.
Brooke Shields on her work with Bob Hope and performing for the troops.
Celebrate the legacy of Gene Wilder, the actor behind Willy Wonka and Young Frankenstein.
Comedian Matteo Lane on stand-up, painting, singing, performing on Broadway and much more.
Celebrate the life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver.
This version contains EAD. Celebrate the life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver.
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Liz Diller and Ric Scofidio prioritized making the ICA a civic building for the public.
Liz and Ric's design studio was a unique, cross-disciplinary blend of art and architecture.
How Liz and Ric won their bid to design the Institute of Contemporary Arts in Boston.
The term "Chicano" has mysterious origins.
Luis Valdez's "Zoot Suit" was the first Chicano play on Broadway.
Luis Valdez was born in a farm labor camp in Delano, California to farmworker parents.
Luis Valdez's play, "Los Vendidos," or the sellouts, was a commentary on assimilation and identity.
Lucy Dacus reads Mary Oliver's poem "The Journey" in this outtake.
Listen to Steve Buscemi read Mary Oliver's poem "The First Time Percy Came Back."
This version contains ASL. Celebrate the life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver.