Ken burns biography photos
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Ken burns biography photos
Ken Burns
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Burns in April 2016 | |
| Born | Kenneth Lauren Burns (1953-07-29) July 29, 1953 (age 71) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hampshire College |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Stechler (m. 1982–1993)Julie Deborah Brown (m. 2003) |
Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns[1] (born July 29, 1953)[1] is an American director and producer of documentary movies.
He is known for his style of using archival footage and photographs. Burns is also a historian and writer.[1]
His most widely known documentaries are 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.&#