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Ken Burns

Bio: Ken Burns (born 1953) is a highly celebrated American documentarian who gradually amassed a considerable reputation and a devoted audience with a series of reassuringly traditional meditations on Americana. Burns' works are treasure troves of archival materials; he skillfully utilizes period music and footage, photographs, periodicals and ordinary people's correspondence, the latter often movingly read by seasoned professional actors in a deliberate attempt to get away from a "Great Man" approach to history

Born: Wed, Jul 29 1953

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Ken Burns is 71 years old

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Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness

Ken Burns was

68 in Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness

as 'Executive Producer'.

Mon, Jun 27 2022

East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story

Ken Burns was

66 in East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story

as 'Producer, Executive Producer'.

Tue, Mar 24 2020

The Mayo Clinic

Ken Burns was

65 in The Mayo Clinic

as 'Co-Director, Director'.

Tue, Sep 25 2018

Walden

Ken Burns was

64 in Walden

as 'Executive Producer'.

Wed, Nov 08 2017

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

Ken Burns was

63 in Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

as 'Director, Executive Producer'.

Tue, Sep 20 2016

Interstellar

Ken Burns was

61 in Interstellar

as 'Thanks'.

Wed, Nov 05 2014

The Address

Ken Burns was

60 in The Address

as 'Director'.

Tue, Apr 15 2014

Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit

Ken Burns was

60 in Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit

as 'Director'.

Sun, Dec 08 2013

The Central Park Five

Ken Burns was

58 in The Central Park Five

as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Thu, May 24 2012

Baseball: The Tenth Inning

Ken Burns was

57 in Baseball: The Tenth Inning

as 'Director, Writer'.

Tue, Sep 28 2010

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Ken Burns was

51 in Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as 'Director'.

Sat, Sep 04 2004

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Ken Burns was

50 in Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

as 'Director'.

Mon, Oct 06 2003

Mark Twain

Ken Burns was

48 in Mark Twain

as 'Director, Producer, Director of Photography'.

Mon, Jan 14 2002

Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal

Ken Burns was

46 in Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal

as 'Director'.

Sat, Jan 01 2000

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Ken Burns was

38 in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

as 'Director, Producer, Cinematography, Executive Producer, Music Director'.

Tue, Oct 01 1991

Lindbergh

Ken Burns was

37 in Lindbergh

as 'Producer'.

Mon, Oct 01 1990

Thomas Hart Benton

Ken Burns was

36 in Thomas Hart Benton

as 'Director, Producer'.

Tue, Oct 31 1989

The Congress

Ken Burns was

35 in The Congress

as 'Director'.

Sun, Mar 19 1989

The Statue of Liberty

Ken Burns was

32 in The Statue of Liberty

as 'Director, Cinematography, Producer'.

Sat, Oct 26 1985

Huey Long

Ken Burns was

32 in Huey Long

as 'Director, Producer'.

Sat, Sep 28 1985

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

Ken Burns was

31 in The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

as 'Director, Producer'.

Thu, Nov 01 1984

Brooklyn Bridge

Ken Burns was

28 in Brooklyn Bridge

as 'Director, Director of Photography'.

Sun, Nov 08 1981

TV Shows (As Crew)

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Leonardo da Vinci

Ken Burns was

71+ in Leonardo da Vinci

as 'Director, Executive Producer, Creator'.

First Air Date
Mon, Nov 18 2024

Die USA und der Holocaust (Arte)

Ken Burns was

70+ in Die USA und der Holocaust (Arte)

as 'Creator'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 27 2023

The American Buffalo

Ken Burns was

70+ in The American Buffalo

as 'Director, Producer, Executive Producer'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 16 2023

The U.S. and the Holocaust

Ken Burns was

69+ in The U.S. and the Holocaust

as 'Producer, Director, Creator'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 18 2022

Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness

Ken Burns was

68+ in Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness

as 'Executive Producer'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jun 27 2022

Benjamin Franklin

Ken Burns was

68+ in Benjamin Franklin

as 'Director'.

First Air Date
Mon, Apr 04 2022

Muhammad Ali

Ken Burns was

68+ in Muhammad Ali

as 'Executive Producer, Director, Writer'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 2021

De la poussière et des hommes

Ken Burns was

67+ in De la poussière et des hommes

as 'Director'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jun 07 2021

Hemingway

Ken Burns was

67+ in Hemingway

as 'Director, Producer'.

First Air Date
Mon, Apr 05 2021

The Gene: An Intimate History

Ken Burns was

66+ in The Gene: An Intimate History

as 'Producer'.

First Air Date
Tue, Apr 07 2020

College Behind Bars

Ken Burns was

66+ in College Behind Bars

as 'Executive Producer'.

First Air Date
Mon, Nov 25 2019

Country Music

Ken Burns was

66+ in Country Music

as 'Director, Executive Producer'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 2019

The Vietnam War

Ken Burns was

64+ in The Vietnam War

as 'Producer, Director, Executive Producer'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 17 2017

Jackie Robinson

Ken Burns was

62+ in Jackie Robinson

as 'Director'.

First Air Date
Mon, Apr 11 2016

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

Ken Burns was

61+ in Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

as 'Producer'.

First Air Date
Mon, Mar 30 2015

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Ken Burns was

61+ in The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

as 'Director, Writer'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 14 2014

The Dust Bowl

Ken Burns was

59+ in The Dust Bowl

as 'Director, Producer'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 18 2012

Prohibition

Ken Burns was

58+ in Prohibition

as 'Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Creator'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 2011

Baseball: The Tenth Inning

Ken Burns was

57+ in Baseball: The Tenth Inning

as 'Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Creator'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 28 2010

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Ken Burns was

56+ in The National Parks: America's Best Idea

as 'Producer, Director'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 27 2009

The War

Ken Burns was

54+ in The War

as 'Executive Producer, Director'.

First Air Date
Wed, Mar 05 2008

Mark Twain

Ken Burns was

48+ in Mark Twain

as 'Director'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 14 2002

Jazz

Ken Burns was

47+ in Jazz

as 'Director, Producer'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 09 2001

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

Ken Burns was

46+ in Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

as 'Producer, Director'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1999

Frank Lloyd Wright

Ken Burns was

45+ in Frank Lloyd Wright

as 'Director, Producer'.

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 10 1998

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Ken Burns was

44+ in Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

as 'Director, Producer'.

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 04 1997

Thomas Jefferson

Ken Burns was

43+ in Thomas Jefferson

as 'Director, Creator'.

First Air Date
Tue, Feb 18 1997

The West

Ken Burns was

43+ in The West

as 'Executive Producer'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 1996

Baseball

Ken Burns was

41+ in Baseball

as 'Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Executive Producer, Music Director'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 18 1994

The Civil War

Ken Burns was

37+ in The Civil War

as 'Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Director of Photography'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 23 1990

The American Revolution

Ken Burns will be

71+ in The American Revolution

as 'Director'.

First Air Date
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