Ken Burns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ken Burns

American documentary filmmaker

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1953

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession: screenwriter, actor, cinematographer, film director, film producer, producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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About Ken Burns

  • Kenneth Lauren Burns (born 1953) is an American filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films.
  • His 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, directed by Stephen Ives), and Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015, directed by Barak Goodman).Burns' 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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