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Kenneth Lauren Burns [1] (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture. His work is often produced in association with WETA-TV or the National Endowment for the Humanities and distributed by PBS .
The Civil War is a 1990 American television documentary miniseries created by Ken Burns about the American Civil War.It was the first broadcast to air on PBS for five consecutive nights, from September 23 to 27, 1990.
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History is a 2014 American documentary television miniseries directed and produced by Ken Burns.It covers the lives and times of the three most prominent members of the Roosevelt family, Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican and the 26th President of the United States; Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, the 32nd President of the United States, and fifth cousin of ...
Ken Burns, the legendary documentarian has examined nearly every era of American history. We ranked all of his films, from Baseball to The Vietnam War.
The War is a seven-part American television documentary miniseries about World War II from the perspective of the United States. The program was directed by American filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, written by Geoffrey Ward, and narrated primarily by Keith David. [1] It premiered on September 23, 2007.
Ken Burns recalls in his Charlie Rose interview November 3, 1997 that primary film underwriter General Motors wanted to know how he wanted to celebrate their 10th anniversary of filmmaking together. He suggested, in keeping with the "help along the way" spirit of the expedition, a preview tour honoring the people of the cities along the trail ...
Jazz is a 2001 television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns.It was broadcast on PBS in 2001 [2] and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. [3]
Country Music is a documentary miniseries created and directed by Ken Burns and written by Dayton Duncan that premiered on PBS on September 15, 2019. The eight-part series chronicles the history and prominence of country music in American culture .