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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When Hazel Scott was accused of communist ties
S39 E1 - 4m 18s
When Hazel Scott's name appeared in "Red Channels," a book by former FBI agents accusing entertainers of affiliations with communism, she was determined to clear her name. Before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Scott wrote a 50-page statement declaring her innocence, but HUAC had already made up their minds about her.
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The Disappearance of Miss Scott [Extended Audio Description + OC]
S39 E1 - 4m 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 extended audio description and large open captions.
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The Disappearance of Miss Scott
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. The film features interviews with Mickey Guyton, Tracie Thoms, Amanda Seales, and Sheryl Lee Ralph as the voice of Hazel Scott.
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Hazel Scott went on strike in her most popular film role
S39 E1 - 4m 19s
Hazel Scott is most well-known for her role in the film "The Heat's On," where she plays two pianos at once. However, while shooting the movie, Scott refused to have the Black women in the film wear soiled aprons to see their husbands off to war and staged a strike until their costumes were changed. This act of defiance ultimately cost her her film career.
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When Hazel Scott started jazzing the classics
S39 E1 - 2m 29s
At just 15 years old, Hazel Scott was playing as an intermission pianist at 52nd Street for headliner Frances Faye. Because the club didn't want her playing the same songs as Faye, she started "jazzing" or "swinging" the classics, or playing classic songs at an uptempo and with improvisation, displaying her mastery of the piano.
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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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American Masters
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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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
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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