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{{Short description|American biography television series}}
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| image                = American Masters 2016 logo.jpg
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| creator              = [[Susan Lacy (producer)|Susan Lacy]]
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| theme_music_composer = [[Jonathan Tunick]] (1986–1995)
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| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 38<ref name="AboutSeries">{{cite web| title= About the Series - American Masters |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/series/ |access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/show/american-masters/episodes/season/32/|title=American Masters Season 32 Episodes |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]}}</ref>
| num_episodes         = 288<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/masters/?view=list|title=Masters - American Masters |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]}}</ref>
| list_episodes        = List of American Masters episodes
| executive_producer   = Susan Lacy (1986–2013), Michael Kantor (2014–present)
| producer             = [[WNET]]<ref name="AboutSeries"/>
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| network              = [[PBS]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1986|06|22}}
| last_aired           = present
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[[File:American Masters logo.svg|thumb|Previous logo]]

'''''American Masters''''' is a [[PBS]] television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and those who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States. It is produced by [[WNET]] in New York City. The show debuted on [[PBS]] in 1986.<ref name="AboutSeries"/>

Groups or organizations featured include: [[Actors Studio]], [[Algonquin Round Table]], [[Group Theatre (New York)|Group Theatre]], [[Sweet Honey in the Rock]], Women of [[Tin Pan Alley]], [[Negro Ensemble Company]], [[Juilliard School]], the [[Beat Generation]], the singer-songwriters of the 1970s, [[Sun Records]], [[vaudeville]], and [[Warner Bros.]]