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The American Collection

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The American Collection was a spinoff series of Masterpiece Theater, which ran from 2000 to 2003, for the former series' 30th anniversary. It was funded originally by Exxon Mobil (later Mobil); however, funding for both series was withdrawn in 2005. It aired on PBS. This was a widely acclaimed limited run program.

History

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This program featured film adaptations by renowned works by American literary giants, and debuted in October 2000. The films are produced by WGBH and ALT films.

Theme music

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The theme for this series was created by John Williams, and featured cellist Yo-Yo Ma. It can be listened to here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/americancollection/music.html

Title design

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Karin Fong, Dana Yee and Grant Lau won a 2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design for their work on this series.[1]

Programs

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0284580/awards. Retrieved January 27, 2014 [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "Our Town (TV Movie 2003)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Almost a Woman (TV Movie 2002)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ "A Death in the Family (TV Movie 2002)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ "The Ponder Heart (TV Movie 2001)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. ^ "The Song of the Lark (TV Movie 2001)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ "The American (TV Movie 1998)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Cora Unashamed (TV Movie 2000)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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