Ken Burns

Kenneth Lauren Burns  (born July 29, 1953) is an American director and producer of documentary movies. He is known for his style of using archive footage and photographs. Burns is also a historian and writer.

His most widely known documentaries include The Civil War (1990), Baseball (1994), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009), Prohibition (2011) and The Central Park Five (2012). His movies have been nominated for two Academy Awards, and have won Emmy Awards, among other honors.

Burns was born on July 29, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York  His ancestors owned slaves, and one was a Confederate soldier. He is also related to one of his heroes, Abraham Lincoln.  He studied at Hampshire College. Burns was married to Amy Stechler from 1982 until they divorced in 1993. He married Julie Deborah Brown in 2003, and  in 2017 they were still married.  Burns said that he is influenced by Shelby Foote and Errol Morris.

References

Other websites

Florentine Films—Ken Burns's production company

Ken Burns on PBS
Ken Burns bibliography 
Ken Burns at Library of Congress Authorities — with 54 catalog records

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