Betty Grable

The story of how Norma Jeane Mortenson became Marilyn Monroe (1926-62), a lucid path of self-discovery, from anonymity to stardom: the painful birth of a myth.

During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.

Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes including the mega-hit musical film "Grease," until it all came crashing down after he produced the 1989 Academy Awards, a notorious debacle.

Documentary taking a look at the career of Jackie Coogan who was considered the first child star.

This entertaining documentary traces Marilyn's film career from her first role to her last, complete with more than 50 of her most acclaimed scenes from more than a dozen of her best films. Highlights of films include clips from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, The Misfits, Monkey Business, Niagara, The Prince and the Showgirl, The Seven Year Itch, and Some Like it Hot more.

Through film trailers and newsreel footage, this program pays tribute to Marilyn Monroe's silver screen legacy -- and The Misfits director John Huston goes behind the scenes to examine her tumultuous personal life.

This is a two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s.

Second installment of deleted scenes, mostly musical or comedic, from Fox films of the 30's - 50's.

Documentary featuring more than one dozen musical outtakes from classic 20th Century-Fox films.

An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's most interesting stars, legends, and wannabes, and takes readers inside Hollywood's inner sanctum to show how casting decisions are made, who makes them, and who has the final word.