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| '''Ken Burns''' (1953 |
'''Ken Burns''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] filmmaker. | ||
| Burns is particularly well known for his style in documentary material, making use of original prints and photographs, and has produced several acclaimed historical and biographical documentaries for TV and film |
Burns is particularly well known for his style in documentary material, making use of original prints and photographs, and has produced several acclaimed historical and biographical documentaries for TV and film. Among his most notable productions were ] on the ] (''The Civil War'', 1990), ] (''Baseball'', 1994), and ] (''Jazz'', 2001). | ||
| For his documentaries, Burns has been nominated for two ]s and seven ]s. He won two Emmy Awards for ''The Civil War'' and one for ''Baseball''. | |||
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Ken Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American documentary filmmaker.
Burns is particularly well known for his style in documentary material, making use of original prints and photographs, and has produced several acclaimed historical and biographical documentaries for TV and film. Among his most notable productions were miniseries on the American Civil War (The Civil War, 1990), baseball (Baseball, 1994), and jazz (Jazz, 2001).
For his documentaries, Burns has been nominated for two Academy Awards and seven Emmy Awards. He won two Emmy Awards for The Civil War and one for Baseball.