Long regarded as "the First Lady of American Theater," Helen Hayes earned international esteem and affection during a career that spanned more than eighty years on stage and in films, radio, and television.
For the past fifty years, the Old Labor Stage on 44th street in New York City has been home to some of the most inventive acting, directing, and playwrighting in the country.
"The most important singer to emerge from the bop era." Ella Fitzgerald called her the world's "greatest singing talent." During a career of nearly 50 years, she was the singer's singer, influencing everyone from Mel Torme to Anita Baker.
In 1940, a young painter named Robert Motherwell came to New York City and joined a group of artists including Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko and Franz Kline - who set out to change the face of American painting.
They call him the "genius" and they call him the "father of soul." With perfect pitch and an expressive voice, he combines jazz, country, rhythm and blues, and gospel to break your heart or make you dance. His name is Ray Charles.
An in-depth, definitive look at one of America's pop art icons and most original figures. A close look at the evolution of Warhol's work, as an observer, chronicler, catalyst, inventor of superstardom and master of pop culture.
