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The Best Episodes of American Masters Season 34

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    American Masters Season 34 Episode 1 - Miles Davis Birth of the Cool
    7.4/10(3303 votes)

    #1 - Miles Davis Birth of the Cool

    S34:E1

    Discover the man behind the legend. With full access to the Miles Davis Estate, the film features never-before-seen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and new interviews.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. American Masters Season 34 Episode 2 - Mae West: Dirty Blonde
    7.6/10(254 votes)

    #2 - Mae West: Dirty Blonde

    S34:E2

    American Masters — Mae West: Dirty Blonde is the first major documentary film to explore Mae West’s life and career as she "climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong" to become a writer, performer and subversive agitator for social change. West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime, spanning eight decades of the 20th century. She possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s and still rare today.

    Directors:Julia Marchesi, Sally Rosenthal
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. American Masters Season 34 Episode 3 - Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
    8.1/10(46 votes)

    #3 - Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

    S34:E3

    Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers and critics on an exploration of the powerful themes she confronted throughout her literary career in this artful and intimate meditation that examines the life and work of the legendary storyteller.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. American Masters Season 34 Episode 4 - Unladylike2020: The Changemakers
    6.2/10(32 votes)

    #4 - Unladylike2020: The Changemakers

    S34:E4

    Mark the women’s suffrage centennial with stories of pioneering women who shaped American politics.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. American Masters Season 34 Episode 5 - Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
    7.6/10(60 votes)

    #5 - Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip

    S34:E5

    Meet Walter Winchell, the newspaper columnist, radio commentator and television personality who pioneered the fast-paced, gossip-driven, politically charged journalism that dominates today. At his peak, his audience was 50 million. Stanley Tucci portrays Winchell in a new American Masters documentary.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. American Masters Season 34 Episode 6 - Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
    7.4/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

    S34:E6

    Explore the life and career of the Grammy-winning conductor, pianist and composer. A National Medal of Arts recipient and longtime Grammy-winning music director of the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas helped set the standard that an American orchestra should champion modern music.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. American Masters Season 34 Episode 7 - Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
    6.8/10(98 votes)

    #7 - Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

    S34:E7

    Explore the definitive story of international art sensation Keith Haring who blazed a trail through the art scene of ‘80s New York and revolutionized the worlds of pop culture and fine art. The film features previously unheard interviews with Haring.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. American Masters Season 34 Episode 8 - Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
    6.7/10(38 votes)

    #8 - Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page

    S34:E8

    An unvarnished look at the unlikely author whose autobiographical fiction helped shape American ideas of the frontier and self-reliance. A Midwestern farm woman who published her first novel at age 65, Laura Ingalls Wilder transformed her frontier childhood into the best-selling “Little House” series.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 34 Ratings Summary

"Miles Davis Birth of the Cool" is the best rated episode of "American Masters" season 34. It scored 7.4/10 based on 3303 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/3/2020. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Mae West: Dirty Blonde".