Ken Burns
CountryUnited States
GenderMale
BirthdayJuli 29, 1953
BiographyKenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture. His work is often produced in association with WETA-TV or the National Endowment for the Humanities and distributed by PBS.
Burns's widely known documentary series include The Civil War (1990), Baseball (1994), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009), Prohibition (2011), The Roosevelts (2014), The Vietnam War (2017), and Country Music (2019). He was also executive producer of both The West (1996), and Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015). Burns's documentaries have earned two Academy Award nominations (for 1981's Brooklyn Bridge and 1985's The Statue of Liberty) and have won several Emmy Awards, among other honors.
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Burns's widely known documentary series include The Civil War (1990), Baseball (1994), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009), Prohibition (2011), The Roosevelts (2014), The Vietnam War (2017), and Country Music (2019). He was also executive producer of both The West (1996), and Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015). Burns's documentaries have earned two Academy Award nominations (for 1981's Brooklyn Bridge and 1985's The Statue of Liberty) and have won several Emmy Awards, among other honors.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Ken Burns. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Benjamin Franklin
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Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
as Producer
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Country Music
as Producer
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Hemingway
as Creator
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Jackie Robinson
as Executive Producer
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Jazz
as Producer
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Leonardo da Vinci
as Creator
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Mark Twain
as Director Of Photography
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Muhammad Ali
as Executive Producer
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Prohibition
as Producer
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The American Buffalo
as Executive Producer
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The Civil War
as Creator
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The Gene: An Intimate History
as Executive Producer
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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Producer
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The U.S. and the Holocaust
as Producer
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The Vietnam War
as Producer
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The War
as Producer
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