Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Actor, Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Director of photography, Producer, Writer

Birthday

July 29, 1953

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
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Jazz

A survey of the musical form's history and major talents.
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The War

The War is a seven episode documentary miniseries, produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, that examines the myriad ways…