Charlie Parker’s former partner Chan recalls the time he rode a horse to her apartment on 52nd Street in New York City to impress her daughter Kim. Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker is streaming now.
Meet Duke Kahanamoku, five-time Olympic medalist who shattered records as a swimmer and brought surfing to the world stage. “American Masters: Waterman — Duke: Ambassador of Aloha” premieres Tuesday, May 10 at 9/8c on PBS.
American Masters is an award-winning signature PBS series created by The WNET Group and made possible by all of you.
Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter, Judith & Burton Resnick, The Cheryl & Philip Milstein family, Vital Projects Fund, Lillian Goldman Programming Endowment, The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, Philip & Janice Levin Foundation, Ellen & James S. Marcus, The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation,The Leslie and Roslyn Goldstein Foundation and public television viewers.
Funding for N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear is provided by JustFilms | Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Firelight Media, and Elizabeth Weatherford.
