Ken Burns

Director and producer. Born 29 July 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

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Born

29 July 1953, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Active

1990–present

Frequently works with

Geoffrey C. Ward, Peter Coyote, Sarah Botstein

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Biography

Ken Burns is an American filmmaker and director of historical documentaries, primarily for PBS. He was born on 29 July 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, and studied at Hampshire College.

Burns is known for directing, writing and producing series including The Civil War (1990), The Vietnam War (2017) and The American Revolution (2025). His brother Ric Burns is also a documentary filmmaker.

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