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Ken Burns

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in Brooklyn, NY, The United States

July 29, 1953

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Kenneth Lauren Burns is an American filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films. His widely known documentary series include The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, The War, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Prohibition, The Roosevelts, and The Vietnam War. ...more

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	Our America: A Photographic History by Ken Burns, Sarah Hermanson Meister (Introduction) 4.56 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grover Cleveland, Again!: A Treasury of American Presidents by Ken Burns, Gerald Kelley (Illustrations) 4.33 avg rating — 251 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Civil War Commemorative Boxed Set (Book+6 DVD+Soundtrack) 4.41 avg rating — 29 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ralph Lauren's Polo Shirt by Ken Burns (Foreword), David Lauren (Afterword), Ralph Lauren (Introduction) 4.04 avg rating — 28 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ken Burn's The Civil War it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ken Burns Jazz-Definitive Ella 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Race to Promontory: Picturing the First Transcontinental Railroad Built by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific by Ken Burns, Glenn Willumson, Daniel Davis 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brooklyn Bridge: A Film by Ken Burns (Video Tape: 58 Minutes) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The National Parks: America's Best Idea it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There is no communication in this world except between equals.”
― Ken Burns

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“It is the great arrogance of the present to forget the intelligence of the past”
― Ken Burns

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“Do something that will last and be beautiful. It doesn't have to be a bridge-or a symphony or book or a business. It could be the look in the eye of a child you raise or a simple garden you tend. Do something that will last and be beautiful.”
― Ken Burns

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