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Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

Episode number: 1

Overview: Chronicle of the achievements of the noted composer and conductor of popular and classical music.

The Line King: Al Hirschfeld

Episode number: 2

Overview: An in-depth look at the famous art and caricatures of Al Hirschfeld.

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Episode number: 3

Overview: Documentary about the life of Paul Robeson: actor, scholar, and rights activist.

Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius

Episode number: 4

Overview: The boundaries broken by the innovative experimental artist.

The Lives of Lillian Hellman

Episode number: 5

Overview: The politics and writings of the noted 20th century woman.

Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer

Episode number: 6

Overview: 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

Episode number: 7

Overview: A story of the women who created some of Broadway's most memorable songs.