LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
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.
Episodes
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LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
S39 E2 - 1h 42m
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.
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The Disappearance of Miss Scott
S39 E1 - 1h 23m
Learn about jazz virtuoso and screen superstar Hazel Scott, the first Black American to have their own television show. An early civil rights pioneer, she faced down the Red Scare at the risk of losing her career and was a champion for equality. The film features interviews with Mickey Guyton, Tracie Thoms, Amanda Seales, and Sheryl Lee Ralph as the voice of Hazel Scott.
Extras + Features
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How Art Spiegelman got involved in the world of underground comix
S39 E3 - 1m 40s
Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” was featured in the comic book “Funny Aminals” in 1972, with a cover by Robert Crumb, one of Spiegelman’s comic heroes. Being part of “Funny Aminals” helped Spiegelman feel like he had established himself in the comics scene.
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Art Spiegelman interpreted the Holocaust from a child’s perspective
S39 E3 - 1m 24s
Art Spiegelman’s “Li’l Pitcher” comic depicts a young boy who learns about the horrors of the Holocaust while listening to his parents’ conversation during a car ride.
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One of the most important pages of Art Spiegelman’s “Maus”
S39 E3 - 2m 6s
In this segment of “Maus,” Art Spiegelman illustrated four Jewish victims hung by Nazis in Poland that Spiegelman’s parents knew. The page provides details about the victims as people, humanizing them and asking readers to slow down and acknowledge the horrors of the Holocaust.
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The double meaning behind Art Spiegelman’s “Maus”
S39 E3 - 1m 57s
Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel “Maus” was about both his father Vladek’s experiences in the Holocaust and the difficult relationship they had with each other.
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse
S39 E3 - 2m
Explore the work of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and the impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, about his parents’ survival of the Holocaust. A defender of free speech, Spiegelman has spoken out as book bans spread across the country.
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Art Spiegelman wrote this comic about his family’s experiences on 9/11
S39 E3 - 1m 21s
When the Spiegelman family witnessed the towers falling on 9/11, they noticed that the gray of the buildings fell first, leaving bright red beams hanging in the air that slowly disintegrated. Art Spiegelman later depicted this in his comic, “In the Shadow of No Towers.”
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Liza Minnelli showcased her talents in “Liza with a Z”
S39 E2 - 3m 20s
Liza Minnelli made “Liza with a Z,” a concert film made for television, with producer Fred Ebb and choreographer Bob Fosse in 1972. The show highlighted both Liza’s personality and her performance capabilities. “What Fred Ebb did in collaboration with her is to take anything that was unpolished and awkward about Liza ... and either polish it or embrace the vulnerabilities.”
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Liza Minnelli created her own family
S39 E2 - 1m 52s
Liza Minnelli struggled with fertility issues throughout her life and wasn’t able to have children of her own. However, she surrounded herself with close friends and became a godmother to several of her friends’ children, creating her own chosen family.
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Liza Minnelli on dealing with the press at an early age
S39 E2 - 1m 40s
As the daughter of Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Liza Minnelli learned how to handle the press at a young age, which helped with the media attention that came after the successes of “Cabaret” and “Liza with a Z.”
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LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
S39 E2 - 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.
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What Liza Minnelli was like in her relationships
S39 E2 - 2m 53s
Friends described Liza Minnelli as going into her relationships with fervor and passion, even if they were only for a short period of time. “She throws herself into the relationship with the same passion that she throws herself into a song. But then just like in a song, you then go on to the next song.”
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The Disappearance of Miss Scott [ASL]
S39 E1 - 3m 18s
Learn about jazz virtuoso and screen superstar Hazel Scott, the first Black American to have their own television show. An early civil rights pioneer, she faced down the Red Scare at the risk of losing her career and was a champion for equality. This version contains on-screen ASL interpretation.
Schedule
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Moynihan
Thursday
Apr 3
2 Hours
The life of long-serving Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), considered to have one of the broadest public careers in U.S. political history. -
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Moynihan
Friday
Apr 4
2 Hours
The life of long-serving Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), considered to have one of the broadest public careers in U.S. political history. -
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Moynihan
Friday
Apr 4
2 Hours
The life of long-serving Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), considered to have one of the broadest public careers in U.S. political history. -
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LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Saturday
Apr 5
2 Hours
An intimate look at the life and career of Liza Minnelli, and how she built her own legacy in show business. -
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American Masters
LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Saturday
Apr 5
2 Hours
An intimate look at the life and career of Liza Minnelli, and how she built her own legacy in show business. -
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Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Sunday
Apr 6
2 Hours
Director Blake Edwards' work spans four decades and has redefined slapstick comedy through a lens that continues to resonate with directors and actors. -
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American Masters
LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Sunday
Apr 6
2 Hours
An intimate look at the life and career of Liza Minnelli, and how she built her own legacy in show business. -
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American Masters
LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Sunday
Apr 6
2 Hours
An intimate look at the life and career of Liza Minnelli, and how she built her own legacy in show business. -
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American Masters
LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Monday
Apr 7
2 Hours
An intimate look at the life and career of Liza Minnelli, and how she built her own legacy in show business. -
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American Masters
LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Monday
Apr 7
2 Hours
An intimate look at the life and career of Liza Minnelli, and how she built her own legacy in show business. -
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Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
Monday
Apr 7
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The 50-year career of First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams, whose landmark cases include the Pentagon Papers and Citizens United. -
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse
Tuesday
Apr 15
2 Hours
The career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and the impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, "Maus: A Survivor's Tale," which describes his parents' survival of the Holocaust. -
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American Masters
Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse
Tuesday
Apr 15
2 Hours
The career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and the impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, "Maus: A Survivor's Tale," which describes his parents' survival of the Holocaust. -
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse
Wednesday
Apr 16
2 Hours
The career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and the impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, "Maus: A Survivor's Tale," which describes his parents' survival of the Holocaust. -
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American Masters
Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse
Wednesday
Apr 16
2 Hours
The career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and the impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, "Maus: A Survivor's Tale," which describes his parents' survival of the Holocaust.
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