Ken Burns

Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American director and producer of documentary films, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs. His most widely known documentaries are The Civil War (1990), Baseball (1994), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009), Prohibition (2011), The Central Park Five (2012), and The Roosevelts (2014).Burns' documentaries have been nominated for two Academy Awards and have won Emmy Awards, among other honors.

Personal facts

Ken Burns
Alias (AKA)Burns Kenneth Lauren (full name)
Birth dateJuly 29, 1953
Birth nameKenneth Lauren Burns
Birth place
New York City , Brooklyn , New York
Education
Hampshire College

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External resources

  1. http://blueridgecountry.com/blogs/ridgelines/ken-burns-civil-war-national-parks.html
  2. http://lccn.loc.gov/n91020856
  3. http://ra.okstate.edu/osu_tulsa/WritingOutLoud/KenBurns/video.htm
  4. http://www.florentinefilms.com
  5. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/documentarybib.html#burns
  6. http://www.pbs.org/kenburns
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yLVOofyyNU