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LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Season 39 Episode 2 | 2m 14s

Take an intimate look into the life of Liza Minnelli, best known for her Oscar-winning role in Cabaret. Following in the footsteps of her mother Judy Garland, Minnelli used her boundless raw talent to build her own legacy in showbiz.

Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Lillian Goldman Programming Endowment, Seton J. Melvin, Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Anita and Jay Kaufman, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Ellen and James S. Marcus, The Charina Endowment Fund, The Marc Haas Foundation and public television viewers.
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Marcella Hazan introduced classic Italian ingredients to America, including extra virgin olive oil.
Discover how Marcella Hazan became a teacher.
Marcella Hazan wrote “The Classic Italian Cook Book” with her husband Victor translating.
Discover how celebrated cookbook writer Marcella Hazan shaped Italian cuisine in America.
Watch chef April Bloomfield make Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce with onion and butter.
Writer Giuliano Hazan demonstrates his mother's meatballs and tomatoes.
Contains EAD. Discover how cookbook writer Marcella Hazan shaped Italian cuisine in America.
Contains ASL. Discover how cookbook writer Marcella Hazan shaped Italian cuisine in America.
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