Ken Burns

Ken Burns
Birth name	Kenneth Lauren Burns
Born	July 29, 1953 in Brooklyn, NY
Notable Shows	The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, The War
Awards

Ken Burns is an American documentary filmmaker who has won praise for his in-depth historical documentary miniseries which mainly put American events and culture into perspective.

Roles

Guest Star

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Great Performances	Himself	?? - Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in Animation	November 21, 2000
ESPN SportsCentury	Himself	22x09 - 1988	July 28, 2002
ESPN SportsCentury	Himself	1x10 - Yogi Berra	October 14, 2002
ESPN SportsCentury	Himself	22x05 - New York Yankees (1)	October 6, 2003

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Tony Danza Show	Episode 72	January 3, 2005
The Colbert Report	Ken Burns (November 1, 2005)	November 1, 2005
Late Show with David Letterman	Show 2819	September 26, 2007
The Daily Show	Ken Burns (September 27, 2007)	September 27, 2007

Writer

Staff Writer

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
The Civil War	1990	Staff Writer	miniseries
Baseball	1994	Staff Writer	miniseries

Director

Series Director

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
The Civil War	1990		miniseries
Baseball	1994		miniseries
Thomas Jefferson	1997		miniseries
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony	1999		miniseries
Jazz	2001		miniseries
The War	2007		miniseries

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Directed

Title	Credit	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Congress		1988
Thomas Hart Benton		1988
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery		November 4, 1997
Mark Twain		January 12, 2002
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip		October 6, 2003

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
The Civil War	1990	Producer	miniseries
Baseball	1994	Executive Producer	miniseries
The West	1996	Executive Producer	miniseries
Thomas Jefferson	1997	Producer	miniseries
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony	1999	Producer	miniseries
Jazz	2001	Producer	miniseries
The War	2007	Producer	miniseries

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Produced

Title	Credit	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Congress	Producer	1988
Thomas Hart Benton	Producer	1988
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery	Executive Producer	November 4, 1997
Mark Twain	Producer	January 12, 2002
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip	Producer	October 6, 2003

Awards and Accolades

Emmys

(6 Nominations, 2 Won)

• Nominated: Outstanding Informational Special (1986)

The Statue of Liberty

• Won: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming (1991)

The Civil War

• Won: Outstanding Informational Series (1991)

The Civil War

• Nominated: Outstanding Informational Special (1992)

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

• Won: Outstanding Informational Series (1995)

Baseball

• Nominated: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming (1995)

Baseball

• Nominated: Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming (2001)

Jazz

• Nominated: Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (2001)

Jazz

• Won: Outstanding Nonfiction Special (2005)

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

• Nominated: Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming (2005)

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Humanitas Prize

• Won: Documentaries - Special Awards Category (1991)

The Civil War

International Documentary Association

• Won: Career Achievement Award (2002)

• Won: IDA Award (1991)

The Civil War: The Cause

PGA Awards

• Won: Television Producer of the Year Award (1991)

The Civil War

• Won: Vision Award - Television (1998)

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

St. Louis International Film Festival

• Won: Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)

• Won: Best Documentary Award (2002)

Mark Twain

Western Heritage Awards

• Won: Western Documentary (1998)

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Western Writers of America

• Won: Best Documentary Script (1998)

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery