Ken Burns
Ken Burns | |
|---|---|
 Burns in April 2016 | |
| Born | Kenneth Lauren Burns July 29, 1953 |
| Alma mater | Hampshire College |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Amy Stechler (m. 1982–1993)Julie Deborah Brown (m. 2003) |
Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns[1] (born July 29, 1953)[1] is an American director and producer of documentary movies. He is known for his style of using archival footage and photographs. Burns is also a historian and writer.[1]
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) and The Central Park Five (2012). His movies have been nominated for two Academy Awards, and have won Emmy Awards, among other honors.[1]
Burns was born on July 29, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York[1] His ancestors owned slaves, and one was a Confederate soldier.[2][3] He studied at Hampshire College.[1] Burns was married to Amy Stechler from 1982 until they divorced in 1993.[1] He married Julie Deborah Brown in 2003, and in 2017 they were still married.[1] Burns said that he is influenced by Shelby Foote and Errol Morris.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Ken Burns Biography (1953-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ↑ "Finding Your Roots: Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns Uncovers Lincoln Connection". Ancestry Blog. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Ben Affleck Requested His Slave-Owner Ancestor Be Censored From PBS' 'Finding Your Roots'". Hollywood Reporter. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ Bragg, Meredith; Gillespie, Nick (October 3, 2011). "Ken Burns on PBS Funding, Being a 'Yellow-Dog Democrat,' & Missing Walter Cronkite". Reason. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012.
Other websites
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Media related to Ken Burns at Wikimedia Commons
- Florentine Films—Ken Burns's production company
- Ken Burns at AllMovie
- Ken Burns on IMDb
- Ken Burns on PBS
- Ken Burns bibliography
- Ken Burns at Library of Congress Authorities — with 54 catalog records
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