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Ken Burns was born July 29, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, the older of two sons. He is an American director and producer of documentary films, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs. His brother, Ric Burns, also is an American documentary filmmaker and writer.
After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree at Hampshire College in Amherst , Massachusetts, Ken pursued a career as a documentary filmmaker. At age 22, he formed Florentine Films in his home base of Walpole, New Hampshire.
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), The Central Park Five (2012), and The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014). The Civil War earned an Emmy (among several other honors) and became the highest-rated miniseries in the history of public television.
Burns' documentaries have been nominated for two Academy Awards and have won Emmy Awards, among other honors. The Civil War earned an Emmy (among several other honors) and became the highest-rated miniseries in the history of public television.
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