Ken Burns
Kenneth Lauren Burns [1] (born July 29, 1953)[1] 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.[1]
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| Born | Kenneth Lauren Burns 29 July 1953 (aged 72) |
| Alma mater | Hampshire College |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Stechler
(m. 1982–1993)Julie Deborah Brown
(m. 2003) |
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.[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 is also related to one of his heroes, Abraham Lincoln.[4] 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.[5]
Ken Burns Media
Burns speaks at the Library of Congress in 2019
Burns with the Peabody Award for The Central Park Five in 2014
Straightforward example of a Ken Burns Effect (simultaneous pan and zoom on a still image) executed with Apple's iMovie (iOS version).
Conversation with Ken Burns about The Vietnam War. Video by the LBJ Library
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References
- ↑ 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 (in en-US). 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.
- ↑ Press, By David Bauder, Associated. Ken Burns researches his distant relatives (in en-US). Oshkosh Northwestern. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ↑ Bragg, Meredith. Ken Burns on PBS Funding, Being a 'Yellow-Dog Democrat,' & Missing Walter Cronkite. Reason (October 3, 2011).
Other websites
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 Archived 2013-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Ken Burns at Library of Congress Authorities — with 54 catalog records
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