Ken Burns
American documentarian and filmmaker
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| 2025 | Ken Burns is set to release 'The American Revolution'. |
| 2025 | Ken Burns will serve as Executive Producer for the documentary on Henry David Thoreau, scheduled for release in 2025 or 2026. |
| 2025 | Ken Burns is set to release 'The American Revolution'. |
| 2025 | Ken Burns will serve as Executive Producer for the documentary on Henry David Thoreau, scheduled for release in 2025 or 2026. |
| 2024 | Ken Burns is set to direct 'Leonardo da Vinci', a two-part documentary in collaboration with Sarah Burns and David McMahon. |
| 2024 | Ken Burns is set to direct 'Leonardo da Vinci', a two-part documentary in collaboration with Sarah Burns and David McMahon. |
| 2023 | He released 'The American Buffalo', which consists of 2 episodes. |
| 2023 | Ken Burns voiced himself in 'The Simpsons' season 35, episode 4 titled 'Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story'. |
| 2023 | A photo of Ken Burns with Clarence Thomas at a Koch Brothers fundraising event from 2013 was made public, leading Burns to clarify that it was a brief social encounter related to Charles Koch's support of PBS programming. |
| 2023 | Ken Burns voiced himself in 'The Simpsons' season 35, episode 4 titled 'Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story'. |
| 2023 | He released 'The American Buffalo', which consists of 2 episodes. |
| 2023 | A photo of Ken Burns with Clarence Thomas at a Koch Brothers fundraising event from 2013 was made public, leading Burns to clarify that it was a brief social encounter related to Charles Koch's support of PBS programming. |
| 2022 | He was the executive producer for 'Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness', a documentary directed by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers. |
| 2022 | Burns produced 'Benjamin Franklin', a two-part series, and 'The U.S. and the Holocaust', a three-part documentary that lasted 7 hours in collaboration with Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. |
| 2022 | Burns served as the commencement speaker at the University of Pennsylvania and received an Honorary Doctor of Arts. |
| 2022 | He was the executive producer for 'Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness', a documentary directed by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers. |
| 2022 | Burns produced 'Benjamin Franklin', a two-part series, and 'The U.S. and the Holocaust', a three-part documentary that lasted 7 hours in collaboration with Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. |
| 2022 | Burns served as the commencement speaker at the University of Pennsylvania and received an Honorary Doctor of Arts. |
| 2021 | He directed 'Hemingway' with Lynn Novick, a three-part series, and 'Muhammad Ali', a four-part series with Sarah Burns and David McMahon. |
| 2021 | He directed 'Hemingway' with Lynn Novick, a three-part series, and 'Muhammad Ali', a four-part series with Sarah Burns and David McMahon. |
| April 5 2021 | Hemingway, a three-episode, six-hour documentary co-produced and directed by Burns, premiered on PBS. |
| April 5 2021 | Hemingway, a three-episode, six-hour documentary co-produced and directed by Burns, premiered on PBS. |
| 2020 | Ken Burns served as the executive producer of 'The Gene: An Intimate History', directed by Chris Durrance and Jack Youngelson. |
| 2020 | He was the executive producer for 'East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story', directed by Sarah Burns and David McMahon. |
| 2020 | Ken Burns served as the executive producer of 'The Gene: An Intimate History', directed by Chris Durrance and Jack Youngelson. |
| 2020 | He was the executive producer for 'East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story', directed by Sarah Burns and David McMahon. |
| 2019 | He received an honorary degree from Brown University. |
| 2019 | The documentary series Country Music, directed by Burns, was released, celebrating the history and influence of country music in America. |
| 2019 | Ken Burns served as the executive producer for 'College Behind Bars', a documentary directed by Lynn Novick. |
| 2019 | He was the executive producer of 'Country Music: Live at the Ryman, a Concert Celebrating the Film by Ken Burns', directed by Don Carr. |
| 2019 | Ken Burns voiced himself in 'The Simpsons' season 30, episode 22 titled 'Woo-Hoo Dunnit?'. |
| 2019 | Ken Burns voiced himself in 'The Simpsons' season 30, episode 22 titled 'Woo-Hoo Dunnit?'. |
| 2019 | Ken Burns served as the executive producer for 'College Behind Bars', a documentary directed by Lynn Novick. |
| 2019 | He was the executive producer of 'Country Music: Live at the Ryman, a Concert Celebrating the Film by Ken Burns', directed by Don Carr. |
| 2019 | He received an honorary degree from Brown University. |
| 2019 | The documentary series Country Music, directed by Burns, was released, celebrating the history and influence of country music in America. |
| 2018 | He produced 'The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science' in partnership with Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers. |
| 2018 | He produced 'The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science' in partnership with Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers. |
| January 19 2018 | About one-third of Ken Burns's personal quilt collection was displayed at The International Quilt Study Center & Museum at the University of Nebraska, with the exhibition running until May 13, 2018. |
| January 19 2018 | About one-third of Ken Burns's personal quilt collection was displayed at The International Quilt Study Center & Museum at the University of Nebraska, with the exhibition running until May 13, 2018. |
| 2017 | Burns received The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal at Vanderbilt University. |
| 2017 | Ken Burns was the executive producer for 'Walden', a short film directed by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers. |
| 2017 | Ken Burns was the executive producer for 'Walden', a short film directed by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers. |
| 2017 | Burns received The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal at Vanderbilt University. |
| September 2017 | The 10-part TV series The Vietnam War, directed by Burns, aired on PBS. |
| September 2017 | The 10-part TV series The Vietnam War, directed by Burns, aired on PBS. |
| 2016 | Ken Burns voiced himself in 'Difficult People' season 2, episode 4 titled 'Blade Stallion'. |
| 2016 | Ken Burns delivered a commencement speech at Stanford University, where he criticized Donald Trump. |
| 2016 | He was selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities to deliver the 2016 Jefferson Lecture on race in America. |
| 2016 | He produced 'Jackie Robinson', a two-part series with Sarah Burns and David McMahon, as well as 'Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War' with Artemis Joukowsky. |
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