Ken Burns
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Birth Name: Kenneth Lauren Burns
Age: 70, born 29 July 1953
Country of origin: United States
Currently Residing In: United States
Height: 5' 7"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Julie Deborah Brown
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Celebrated American documentarian who gradually amassed a considerable reputation and a devoted audience with a series of reassuringly traditional meditations on Americana. Burns' works are treasure troves of archival materials; he skillfully utilizes period music and footage, photographs, periodicals and ordinary people's correspondence, the latter often movingly read by seasoned professional actors in a deliberate attempt to get away from a "Great Man" approach to history. Like most non-fiction filmmakers, Burns wears many hats on his projects, often serving as writer, cinematographer, editor and music director in ad
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1. The Simpsons (1989)
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2. The Daily Show (1996)
Rating: | 1141 Watched |
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3. The Colbert Report (2005)
Rating: | 726 Watched |
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4. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Rating: | 671 Watched |
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5. Jeopardy! (1984)
Rating: | 424 Watched |
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1. Gettysburg (1993)
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2. Wordplay (2006)
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2. Prohibition
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3. The War
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5. Jazz
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1. The Central Park Five (2012) (2014)
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4. Frank Lloyd Wright (1998)
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1. Jazz: A History of America's Music (2002)
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2. Baseball: An Illustrated History (1996)
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3. Jazz: A History of America's Music (2000)
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4. The Civil War: An Illustrated History (1992)
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5. Baseball: An Illustrated History (1994)
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