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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'.

Movie Released: 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'.

Movie Released: Tue, Mar 24 2020

The Mayo Clinic

Ken Burns was 65 in The Mayo Clinic as 'Co-Director, Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Sep 25 2018

Walden

Ken Burns was 64 in Walden as 'Executive Producer'.

Movie Released: 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'.

Movie Released: Tue, Sep 20 2016

Interstellar

Ken Burns was 61 in Interstellar as 'Thanks'.

Movie Released: Wed, Nov 05 2014

The Address

Ken Burns was 60 in The Address as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Apr 15 2014

Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit

Ken Burns was 60 in Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 08 2013

The Central Park Five

Ken Burns was 58 in The Central Park Five as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Thu, May 24 2012

Baseball: The Tenth Inning

Ken Burns was 57 in Baseball: The Tenth Inning as 'Writer, Director'.

Movie Released: 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'.

Movie Released: 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'.

Movie Released: Mon, Oct 06 2003

Mark Twain

Ken Burns was 48 in Mark Twain as 'Director, Producer, Director of Photography'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 14 2002

Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal

Ken Burns was 46 in Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal as 'Director'.

Movie Released: 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 'Producer, Director, Executive Producer, Music Director, Director of Photography'.

Movie Released: Tue, Oct 01 1991

Lindbergh

Ken Burns was 37 in Lindbergh as 'Producer'.

Movie Released: Mon, Oct 01 1990

Thomas Hart Benton

Ken Burns was 36 in Thomas Hart Benton as 'Director, Producer'.

Movie Released: Tue, Oct 31 1989

The Congress

Ken Burns was 35 in The Congress as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Mar 19 1989

The Statue of Liberty

Ken Burns was 32 in The Statue of Liberty as 'Director, Cinematography, Producer'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 26 1985

Huey Long

Ken Burns was 32 in Huey Long as 'Director, Producer'.

Movie Released: 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, Cinematography'.

Movie Released: Thu, Nov 01 1984

Brooklyn Bridge

Ken Burns was 28 in Brooklyn Bridge as 'Director, Director of Photography, Cinematography'.

Movie Released: 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'.

TV Show Released: 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'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Fri, Oct 27 2023

The American Buffalo

Ken Burns was 70+ in The American Buffalo as 'Director, Producer, Executive Producer'.

TV Show Released: 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 'Director, Producer, Creator'.

TV Show Released: 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'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Jun 27 2022

Benjamin Franklin

Ken Burns was 68+ in Benjamin Franklin as 'Director'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Apr 04 2022

Muhammad Ali

Ken Burns was 68+ in Muhammad Ali as 'Director, Executive Producer, Writer'.

TV Show Released: 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'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Jun 07 2021

Hemingway

Ken Burns was 67+ in Hemingway as 'Director, Producer'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Apr 05 2021

The Gene: An Intimate History

Ken Burns was 66+ in The Gene: An Intimate History as 'Producer'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Apr 07 2020

College Behind Bars

Ken Burns was 66+ in College Behind Bars as 'Executive Producer'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Nov 25 2019

Country Music

Ken Burns was 66+ in Country Music as 'Executive Producer, Director'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 2019

The Vietnam War

Ken Burns was 64+ in The Vietnam War as 'Producer, Director, Executive Producer'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Sep 17 2017

Jackie Robinson

Ken Burns was 62+ in Jackie Robinson as 'Director'.

TV Show Released: 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'.

TV Show Released: 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'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Sep 14 2014

The Dust Bowl

Ken Burns was 59+ in The Dust Bowl as 'Director, Producer'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Nov 18 2012

Prohibition

Ken Burns was 58+ in Prohibition as 'Executive Producer, Director, Producer, Creator'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 2011

Baseball: The Tenth Inning

Ken Burns was 57+ in Baseball: The Tenth Inning as 'Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Creator'.

TV Show Released: 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'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Sep 27 2009

The War

Ken Burns was 54+ in The War as 'Executive Producer, Director'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Mar 05 2008

Mark Twain

Ken Burns was 48+ in Mark Twain as 'Director'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Jan 14 2002

Jazz

Ken Burns was 47+ in Jazz as 'Director, Producer'.

TV Show Released: 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 'Director, Producer'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1999

Frank Lloyd Wright

Ken Burns was 45+ in Frank Lloyd Wright as 'Director, Producer'.

TV Show Released: 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'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Nov 04 1997

Thomas Jefferson

Ken Burns was 43+ in Thomas Jefferson as 'Director, Creator'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Feb 18 1997

The West

Ken Burns was 43+ in The West as 'Executive Producer'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 1996

Baseball

Ken Burns was 41+ in Baseball as 'Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Writer, Director of Photography'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Sep 18 1994

The Civil War

Ken Burns was 37+ in The Civil War as 'Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Director of Photography'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Sep 23 1990

The American Revolution

Ken Burns will be 71+ in The American Revolution as 'Director'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
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