Associated with the PBS program, this site contains a biography, a career timeline, video interviews with some of Poitier's fellow actors and an interview with the director of the PBS special. This site provides an in-depth look at the...

Studying the life and work of Robert Rauschenberg, we see a reflection of American culture. Click his name to a full biography and timeline.

PBS presents biographical information and a career timeline on one of America's greatest producers and Academy Award winner, Sam Goldwyn.

A description of the Algonquin Round Table and how it became famous. Includes quotes and stories from witnesses.

From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography for the 19th century American realist painter, Thomas Eakins.

A biographical profile of author Truman Capote. Included is a lesson on characterization for Grades 7-12.

From the PBS series, American Masters, this is a description of early 20th century American popular theater, Vaudeville.

A discussion of the writings and life of Willa Cather. There is also an interactive timeline of her life, and an interview with the makers of the film, Willa Cather: The Road Is All.

This site is a lesson about the poet Allen Ginsberg. Read his poems, read about the work of other writers in the Beat movement, and investigate the larger social and political climate in which they lived.

This site contains biographical content drawn from the American Masters Series DVD entitled The Life And Times of Allen Ginsberg. The person featured,Allen Ginsberg, was one of the first "beat" poets. His counterculture experimentation...

This timeline and biography of Hitchcock's career focuses on much of his stormy relationship with David O. Selznick.

The PBS show 'The Source' looks at the lives and works of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs, three writers largely credited with leading the way in developing new forms of writing during the rise of the 'Beat'...